In southern Taiwan, although the election for mayor of Kaohsiung also included an independent candidate, Cheng Te-yao, and an NP candidate, Wu Chien-kuo, the real battle remained that between the DPP's Frank Hsieh and the KMT's Wu Den-yih.
南台灣方面，高雄市的選戰雖有新黨候選人吳建國與無黨籍候選人鄭德耀投入，實際上仍以國民黨籍候選人、現任市長吳敦義與民進黨籍候選人謝長廷的對壘為重頭戲。