2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election

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2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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Nominee Jim McGreevey Bret Schundler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,256,853928,174
Percentage56.4%41.7%
2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election by Congressional District.svg
McGreevey:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Schundler:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Richard Codey (acting)
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jim McGreevey
Democratic

The 2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2001. Primaries took place on June 25. [1] [2] Democratic nominee Jim McGreevey won the general election with 56% of the vote against Republican Bret Schundler, [3] becoming New Jersey's first majority-elected governor since James Florio in 1989. [4]

Contents

McGreevey, who was sworn in on January 15, 2002, resigned in November 2004 after disclosing both his homosexuality and an alleged extramarital relationship with a man whom he had appointed as one of his advisors. [5] He was succeeded by Senate President Richard Codey, who filled the remainder of McGreevey's term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Democratic Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim McGreevey 250,404 95.54%
Democratic Elliot Greenspan11,6824.46%
Total votes262,086 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Declined

  • Jack Collins, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly since 1996

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bret Schundler 193,342 57.38%
Republican Bob Franks143,60642.62%
Total votes336,948 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Jim
McGreevey (D)		Bret
Schundler (R)		Bill
Schluter (I)		Other/
Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton [10] January 24–30, 2001649 RV±4.0%43%19%—37%
Rutgers-Eagleton [10] April 11–17, 2001632 RV±4.0%46%22%—32%
Rutgers-Eagleton [10] August 15–21, 2001395 LV±5.0%54%33%—14%
48%29%4%20%
Rutgers-Eagleton [10] September 22–26, 2001424 LV±4.0%46%31%—24%
Rutgers-Eagleton [10] October 13–17, 2001449 LV±4.7%45%33%—22%
Rutgers-Eagleton [10] Oct. 30–Nov. 2, 2001746 LV±3.7%53%36%—11%
  1. ↑ In 2006, DiFrancesco was retroactively named the 51st Governor of New Jersey by an act of the legislature, but at the time of this election, his title was Acting Governor.
  2. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    PV – "probable" voters
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Jim
McGreevey (D)		Donald
DiFrancesco (R)		Other/
Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton [10] January 24–30, 2001649 LV±4.0%39%26%35%
Rutgers-Eagleton [10] April 11–17, 2001632 LV±4.0%44%26%30%

Results

New Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 2001 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jim McGreevey 1,256,853 56.43% Increase2.svg 10.6
Republican Bret Schundler 928,17441.68%Decrease2.svg 5.2
Independent Bill Schluter 24,0841.08%N/A
Green Jerry L. Coleman6,2380.28%Decrease2.svg 0.16
Libertarian Mark Edgerton4,6840.21%Decrease2.svg 4.51
Independent George Watson, Jr.2,5680.12%N/A
Conservative Michael W. Koontz1,9490.09%Decrease2.svg 1.36
Socialist Costantino Rozzo1,5370.07%Decrease2.svg 0.05
Socialist Workers Kari Sachs1,0780.05%Decrease2.svg 0.07
Majority328,67914.76%+13.71%
Turnout 2,227,165
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

Results by county [11]

CountyMcGreevey votesMcGreevey %Schundler votesSchundler %Other votesOther %
Atlantic 38,62357.5%27,54741.0%9951.5%
Bergen 140,21555.1%111,22143.7%3,1061.2%
Burlington 62,69755.4%48,09842.5%2,4372.2%
Camden 78,16964.6%40,06333.1%2,7282.3%
Cape May 17,11848.5%17,47149.5%7352.1%
Cumberland 19,44557.7%13,58340.3%6682.0%
Essex 129,40671.9%48,54027.0%2,0831.2%
Gloucester 41,08358.1%28,21039.9%1,3922.0%
Hudson 85,07468.8%37,44030.3%1,2241.0%
Hunterdon 13,91135.3%23,05958.4%2,4846.3%
Mercer 57,51360.9%31,70533.6%5,1485.5%
Middlesex 117,06162.7%66,74935.7%2,9991.6%
Monmouth 91,83849.5%89,98748.5%3,6472.0%
Morris 60,94842.8%79,35055.8%1,9421.4%
Ocean 84,53851.2%77,72647.1%2,6901.6%
Passaic 62,39058.1%43,80640.8%1,2381.2%
Salem 10,83753.5%8,87843.8%5402.7%
Somerset 39,11045.6%44,81552.2%1,9032.2%
Sussex 14,64137.5%23,47860.1%9572.4%
Union 79,68260.3%50,78038.4%1,7901.4%
Warren 12,55442.3%15,66852.8%1,4324.8%

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Official List Candidates for Governor For June 2001 Primary Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. April 17, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
    2. ↑ Halbfinger, David M. (June 27, 2001). "Schundler Wins G.O.P. Primary In New Jersey Governor's Race". The New York Times . Retrieved June 11, 2009.
    3. ↑ Halbfinger, David M. (November 7, 2001). "THE 2001 ELECTIONS: GOVERNOR; Democrat Vows to Alter Way 'Business Is Done in Trenton'". The New York Times . Retrieved March 10, 2008.
    4. ↑ Peterson, Iver (February 29, 2004). "ON POLITICS; Is McGreevey Following In Florio's Footsteps?". The New York Times . Retrieved March 11, 2008.
    5. ↑ Kohen, Yael (August 13, 2004). "McGreevey to quit, declares 'I am a gay American'". The New York Sun . Archived from the original on November 3, 2004. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
    6. ↑ Kocieniewski (August 1, 2000). "Torricelli, Opposed Within Party, Drops New Jersey Governor Bid". The New York Times .
    7. ↑ Halbfinger, David M. (November 1, 2001). "A Political Rise Built on Discipline; Under McGreevey's Self-Deprecation, The Heart of a True Political Animal". The New York Times . Fifteen months ago, with no challenger in sight, Mr. McGreevey was suddenly underestimated again, by Senator Robert G. Torricelli, who in a catastrophic miscalculation tried to wrest the nomination from him.
    8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "New Jersey, Senate & Presidential Elections 2008 Results & Polls". NJ.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
    9. ↑ "New Jersey November 2001 Off Year Election". TheGreenPapers.com. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
    10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rutgers-Eagleton
    11. 1 2 "Official List Candidates for Governor For November 2001 General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. April 17, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2016.

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