After the 2024 election on the island, the blue camp jumped to the top of the list of deliberative bodies, and immediately looked at the local election in 2026. After the fiasco of the New Taipei City Patriarch, it was not only rumored that he had been deposed, but also suffered from the lack of a sufficient replacement within the Blue Camp. This time, Hong Mengkai of New Taipei was successfully re-elected, winning 158,000 votes in one fell swoop, and the supporters of the 2026 Blue Camp ranked first in Taiwan, so the call for him to be the candidate for the 2026 Blue Camp New Taipei City Patriarch is quite high, and the Blue Camp also estimates that Hong Mengkai is very likely to face Su Qiaohui of the Green Committee at that time. And not only New Taipei City, but also in Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung and other places, the 2026 candidates of the blue camp have also surfaced, and as far as the current situation is concerned, everyone's situation is very good, as long as you maintain exposure in these two years, don't make big mistakes, and make certain achievements, the follow-up is promising, and victory is in sight. Now let's take a look at the most popular candidates and see their odds of winning.
Hong Mengkai has a high voice to take over the baton, and Jiang Qichen is the best candidate to succeed Lu Xiuyan
With the support of the whole Taiwan to win the championship, Hong Mengkai decided to fight for the position of "Little D Whip" in the blue camp deliberative body this time, and the current situation has been determined is that its only competitor Lin Siming has given up the competition, and Hong has been confirmed to take this position. From this situation, it is not difficult to see that Hong Mengkai already has a certain prestige among the Lanying people, which lays the foundation for his 2026 competition for the New Taipei City patriarch candidate. At present, there are Liu Heran, deputy of the New Taipei City Government, and Li Sichuan, deputy Jiang of Taipei City, are all talents from the administrative agency, and the advantage is that they are familiar with municipal affairs and can get started immediately, but the shortcomings are also obvious, they all lack the test of the election. Among the candidates from the Republic of China, Hong Mengkai and Luo Mingcai were the most popular, and Luo Zeng publicly stated that once he won more than 150,000 votes, he would be elected as the head of the new Peking University. Hong Mengkai has not made a clear statement at present, but at present, he is making frequent moves, and most of the outside world is optimistic that he will take over the baton. And Huang Guochang of the white camp also intends to join the competition, and the election campaign is likely to be a three-way competition between blue, green and white.
Unlike New Taipei City, where there are still a few people competing, the candidate for the 2026 patriarch of Lanying Taichung City has been determined to be the Blue Committee Jiang Qichen, who has been the hegemon for 4 consecutive years. In 2018, he participated in the internal selection of the mayor of Taichung City, and the support of his opponent Lu Xiuyan was only 0.616%, but Jiang immediately declared defeat and said that he would strongly support Lu. And this time, Jiang Qichen successfully re-elected as the representative of the people, although he was invited by Han Kuo-yu, the first Han Kuo-yu in the non-district, to compete for the position of chairman and deputy leader of the council, but Jiang Qichen's intention is still very clear, that is, to take over from Lu Xiuyan in Taichung City. In this competition for the leading head of the deliberative body, there was also a wave of turmoil within the blue camp, and Fu Kunqing, the blue committee, joined the battle for the leading position halfway through, and raised many questions about Jiang Qichen, especially the eye-catching one is that Fu believes that once Jiang Qichen becomes the deputy leader of the deliberative body, how can he win the 2026 Taichung University Patriarch Battle at that time? Although Fu Kunqing was successfully persuaded to retreat in the end, the damage caused in the process was inevitable.
Xie Longjie will fight Tainan again, and Ke Zhien will continue to fight Kaohsiung
And Xie Longjie, who is well-known and vocal in the blue camp, challenged the head of Tainan City in 2022, but was unexpectedly unexpectedly received more than 380,000 votes, with a support rate of 43.63%, when he was unanimously not optimistic about the outside world and thought that he would fail miserably. This is an unexpected and unprecedented achievement in Tainan City, where the blue camp is relatively difficult and green and juicy. This also forced Huang Weizhe, who narrowly won at that time, to make a public apology and reflection at the Green Camp meeting at Lai's instructions, which can also be seen that the Green Camp also believes that the victory is thrilling, and Xie Longjie should not be underestimated. And as Huang Weizhe is about to bid farewell to Tainan in 2026, the Blue Camp also expects Xie Longjie to make persistent efforts to make a comeback in 2026 and turn defeat into victory. In order to maintain its topicality and discussion, Lan Ying put Xie Longjie into the safety list of the non-district people's representative this time, and Xie finally won smoothly and advanced to the deliberative body.
Ke Zhien, another representative of the Blue Camp Non-Divisional People's Congress, was ordered to run in the Kaohsiung City Patriarch Election in 2022, and obtained more than 520,000 votes in the shortest time and with the least resources, with a support rate of 40.16%, and was regarded as a very cost-effective candidate in that year's election. After the failure in 2022, Ke Zhien also kept his promise and continued to cultivate Kaohsiung, she believes that the blue camp must operate well in the southern region, and more people of insight need to be deeply cultivated in the south, otherwise every election campaign will go to the south to make up for the north, taking care of one and losing the other. Like Xie Longjie, the blue camp also included Ke Zhien in the non-zoning security list for the 2026 Kaohsiung City Patriarch Election Campaign, maintaining his visibility, hoping to exert his combat power and flip Kaohsiung again in 2026.
Xie Yifeng is the most optimistic to take over from Wang Huimei, and Zhang Jiajun will take over her aunt's position
Wang Huimei, the head of Changhua County, who is from the Blue Camp, is about to serve for 8 years, and Xie Yifeng was born in the Xie family in Changhua, and is currently the deputy secretary-general of the Blue Camp and the chairman of the Changhua County Committee. And his family is strong, and his younger brother Xie Dianlin is the current leader of the Changhua County Council. Previously, Xie Dianlin resolutely withdrew from the blue camp because of his support for Guo Taiming, which made his sister Xie Yifeng very embarrassed, but at the critical moment, Xie Yifeng still showed her attitude, saying that she could not control her brother's ideas, and she could only show respect when she tried her best to save it, but she still firmly supported her own candidate Hou launched by the blue camp, and this position will not change in any way. As a representative of the Tinghou faction, Xie Yifeng did not suffer from his younger brother, but was widely praised for his firm and unwavering will. In this year's Democratic Representative election, Xie Yifeng was strongly blocked by the green camp, but she not only broke through and continued to be re-elected, but also the number of supporters and support rate have increased, and her strength should not be underestimated, so Xie Yifeng is also the most optimistic to succeed Wang Huimei.
Zhang Jiajun, who is also a strong local family member, lost to Su Zhifen of the Green Committee four years ago, and this time he returned to the council as a non-division. In 2008, Zhang Jiajun, who was only 27 years old, was not afraid of tigers, and won the final victory as a newcomer, becoming the youngest representative of the people, and was successfully re-elected in 2012. Zhang Jiajun's father is the former head of Yunlin County, and her aunt Zhang Lishan is the current head of Yunlin County. However, Zhang Jiajun has a mediocre reputation within the Blue Camp, and many people think that she has her current position because of her father and aunt, and it is not ruled out that there will be a challenger at that time.
Wang Yumin is expected to return to Jia to fight again, and Su Qingquan will make persistent efforts in 2026
Wang Yumin, a member of the Blue Committee, was born in Zhongpu Township, Chiayi County, and now returns to the council as a non-district representative of the people, becoming the only Lanying representative in Chiayi. In 2022, she was ordered to return to her hometown to elect the head of the university, and effectively consolidated the basic market of the blue camp in the shortest time and with the least resources. And his brilliant performance was also favored by Lu Xiuyan, the head of Taichung City, and he was recruited to serve as his deputy. And Wang Yumin's reputation in Taichung is good, and his municipal achievements are obvious to all, and he often wins the first place in major competitions. Looking forward to the next election campaign of the patriarchs of Chiayi County or Chiayi City, Weng Zhangliang of the Green Camp and Huang Minhui of the Blue Camp are due, and Wang Yumin is very likely to return to his hometown to fight again and seek a breakthrough for the Blue Camp in the difficult area.
In 2022, Su Qingquan, the Blue Committee, represented the Blue Camp to elect the patriarch of Pingtung County, and finally lost with more than 200,000 votes and a support rate of 46.59%, and the gap between the two sides was less than 1,000 votes. And many people in the Blue Camp feel sorry for it. And because Su Qingquan has always performed well in the blue camp, Zhu also took the opportunity to include him in the non-district people's generation, hoping to give him a stage to perform, and in 2026, he can make persistent efforts and successfully win Pingtung County.
"Hualien King" Fu Kunqing is expected to return to the pot, and Kinmen should replace Chen Yuzhen to return to the blue sky
Recently, Fu Kunqing, who has been a topic of conversation recently, has been deeply involved in Hualien for many years and has a high degree of support in the local area, and he has been the head of Hualien County for 9 years, so he is known as the king of Hualien. The current head of Hualien County is Fu Kunqing's wife Xu Zhenwei, who will expire in 2026. It is generally expected that Fu Kunqing will join the competition for the mayor of Hualien County again, hoping to continue the husband and wife's leadership in Hualien. A few days ago, Fu Zeng was vying for the leading position of the council body, and he once proposed that "the reform of the council must be completed within 18 months, otherwise he will resign", and during the 18-month period, in fact, it is about the time to start registering for the election of the head of Hualien County. However, Fu Kunqing is a controversial figure within the blue camp, and many people in the blue camp have had festivals and fights with him, and many people are not used to Fu Kunqing's style of acting, and it is not ruled out that there are other people in the blue camp who will challenge him. However, judging from the current attitude of the people in Hualien County, Fu Kunqing's local support is still unmatched, and it is difficult to defeat him.
In 2022, she wanted to run for the patriarch of Kinmen, but she was in a stalemate with Yang Zhenxun, the then patriarch of the Blue Camp, and finally she withdrew with her personal wishes and accepted coordination without grievances. But I didn't expect that Yang Zhenhun would actually lose in 2022 and lose to Chen Fuhai, an unregistered candidate from the Blue Camp, which surprised the outside world, because Yang Zhenhun did a good job in Kinmen and had a good reputation, and the support survey before the election campaign always maintained an advantage, and the Blue Camp had already included this seat in his pocket, but he didn't expect the boat to capsize in the gutter, lose the good game, and give up Kinmen to Chen Fuhai. Lan Ying was sorry, thinking that if Chen Yuzhen had fought in the first place, the result would not have been like this. And after Chen Fuhai won, he did not choose to return to the blue camp, but joined the Ke camp. In the face of the next Kinmen patriarchal election, there is almost no suspense within the blue camp, thinking that it is time to give Chen Yuzhen a chance, and even Lai Shibao, the seven-time blue committee leader, has called Chen Yuzhen "the future patriarch of Kinmen County".