The Hoover Institution cordially invites you to Taiwan's 2026 Local Elections: Assessing the Results on Tuesday, December 1, 2026 from 12:00-1:30 PM PT in HHMB 160, Herbert Hoover Memorial Building, Hoover Institution.
On November 28, Taiwan voters will go to the polls to elect over 10,000 new local government representatives, ranging from the mayor of Taipei down to village chiefs in rural Taitung County. This event will cover the key races, the issues animating the campaign, and the results of the elections and what they might mean for Taiwan’s political future.
About the Speaker
Dr. Austin Horng-En Wang is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is also an adjunct associate political scientist at RAND Corporation. His research focuses on political psychology, social media, cognitive warfare, Taiwan politics, and US-China-Taiwan relations.
Moderator
Kharis Templeman is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and program manager of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region, as well as a lecturer in the Department of East Asian Studies at Stanford University. A political scientist by training, he writes and speaks frequently about cross-Strait relations and Taiwan politics and policy issues.
