Wang Mei-hui, the Democratic Progressive Party nominee and sitting legislator for the Chiayi City constituency, holds the strongest position in the November 28, 2026, mayoral race. Her established local profile and party backing underpin the leading implied probability among traders. Chang Chi-kai, the joint Taiwan People’s Party and Kuomintang candidate, benefits from outgoing Mayor Huang Min-hui’s endorsement and recent high-profile rallies by KMT Chair Cheng Li-wen, which aim to consolidate pan-blue support behind infrastructure priorities such as a light-rail link. Earlier surveys showed Wang ahead, though the unified opposition ticket narrows the gap in a city with mixed partisan leanings. Multiple independent or minor-party entrants remain marginal factors ahead of formal registration and the final campaign period.