Wang Mei-hui, the Democratic Progressive Party nominee and sitting Chiayi City legislator, holds a strong position as the leading candidate for the November 28, 2026 mayoral election. Recent polls, including TVBS surveys from April and July, show her ahead of joint Kuomintang-Taiwan People's Party nominee Chang Chi-kai by margins of roughly 4-6 points, reflecting her established local base and the party's organizational strength in the city. Chang secured the opposition nomination through a coordinated primary in April after defeating the initial KMT entrant, consolidating support from the outgoing term-limited KMT mayor's coalition. Minor candidates and independents trail significantly. Trader consensus aligns with these polling trends and the structural advantages for the DPP contender in a race without major late shifts.