According to statistics which appeared in a local paper, major political issues raised by candidates were the upgrading of the livelihood of farmers; promotion of administrative reform; raising of salaries of government officials, public functionaries and teachers; increasing social welfare; building more residential districts; increasing benefits to workers; improving traffic conditions; providing better flood control measures; and working generally for the good of the people.
根據聯合報所做的統計，今年候選人所提出的十大政見依次是：改善農民生活、促進行政革新、改善軍公教待遇、加強社會福利、廣建國民住宅、增進勞工福利、改善交通、做好防洪設施、隨時反映民意、促進基層建設。