In this poll, in which 12,786,671 people-82.69 % of the electorate-turned out to vote, Chen Shui-bian received 4,977,697 votes, giving him a "plurality" (relative majority) of 39.3 %. Having failed to gain more than half of the popular vote, he thus becomes a "plurality president."
在這場投票率高達百分之八十二．六九、總投票人數一千二百七十八萬六千六百七十一人的大選中，陳水扁以四百九十七萬七千六百九十七票、百分之三十九．三的相對多數得票率當選，由於得票率未過半數，成為「少數總統」。