1984 Taiwanese presidential election

The 7th President and Vice President election of the Republic of China was held in Taiwan on March 21, 1984 at the Chung-Shan Building in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Ching-kuo was re-elected by the National Assembly of the Republic of China for the second term with Governor of Taiwan Province Lee Teng-hui.

1984 Taiwanese presidential election
March 21, 1984
 
Nominee Chiang Ching-kuo
Party Kuomintang
Electoral vote 1,012
Percentage 95.11%
President before election

Chiang Ching-kuo
Kuomintang

 Elected President

Chiang Ching-kuo
Kuomintang

Incumbent Vice-President Hsieh Tung-min decided not to seek for his second term due to old age. The then Governor of Taiwan Province Lee Teng-hui, also a Taiwan-born Kuomintang member, was picked Chiang's running-mate. Chiang received 1,012 out of 1,064 votes while Lee received 873 votes. Chiang would later die in office in 1988 and was succeeded by Lee.

Vote summary
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo 1,012 95.11%
Invalid votes 52 4.89%
Total 1,064 100.00%

Source: Schafferer, Christian. The Power of the Ballot Box: Political Development and Election Campaigning in Taiwan. Lexington Books, 2003.

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