1978 Taiwanese presidential election


The 6th President and Vice President election of the Republic of China was held in Taiwan on March 21, 1978 at the Chung-Shan Building in Taipei. President of the Executive Yuan Chiang Ching-kuo, son of former President Chiang Kai-shek, was elected by the National Assembly of the Republic of China with Governor of Taiwan Province Hsieh Tung-min who became the first Taiwan-born Vice-President.
Incumbent President Yen Chia-kan who succeeded Chiang Kai-shek who died in office in the capacity of Vice-President in 1975 decided not to seek for re-election to make way for Chiang King-kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek and the then Premier of the Executive Yuan and Chairman of the Kuomintang.
Out of 1,248 votes, Chiang Ching-kuo received 1,184 votes and Hsieh Tung-min received 941 votes.

Vote summary

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