The results of the presidential election were announced on the evening of polling day, 18 March. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidates Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu emerged as the people's choice to lead the country through the challenges of the coming four years.
總統大選結果於三月十八日投票日當晚揭曉，民進黨籍候選人陳水扁與呂秀蓮成為選民心目中帶領國家迎向未來四年考驗的人選。