Interest in the election was shown by the voter turn out-more than 80 percent in the provincial election and more than 70 percent in the Taipei City Council poll. An independent magistrate-elect said voting was fair, open and impartial. He added that its particular significance lay in the fact that it was held while the nation was facing hardships.
執政黨中國國民黨對於地方自治的輔選工作，除以公平、公正、公開為最高指導原則外，並以樹立守法節約的選風、激勵和諧團結的精神為工作的目標，同時，還確定了：一切輔選措施，均以維護國家和全民最高的利益為前提。