On December 5th 2009, the Republic of China held its 16th "three-in-one" regional elections. The Kuomintang took 12 of the 17 cities and counties involved, with the Democratic Progressive Party taking four and the final seat-that of Hualien County magistrate-going to former KMT candidate Fu Kun-chi.
中華民國第 16 屆「三合一」地方選舉已於 12 月 5 日平靜落幕，在 17 個縣市中，國民黨拿下了 12 個縣市，民進黨攻佔 4 個，另一名當選者是國民黨違紀參選的花蓮縣長傅崐萁。