The Hualien county commissioner by-election was held because Chang Fu-hsing, the late commissioner, died of lung cancer while in office. The election campaign, which got underway at the beginning of July, was characterized by unprecedented levels of scheming and mudslinging.
由於前花蓮縣長張福興因癌症在任內病逝，必須進行縣長補選，七月初競選活動開跑後，花蓮選情詭譎的程度，前所未見，也創下多項紀錄。