2001 United States gubernatorial elections

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2001 United States gubernatorial elections
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  2000 November 6, 2001 2002  

3 governorships
2 states; 1 territory
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before2919
Seats after2721
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Seats up20
Seats won02

2001 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
Map of the results
     Democratic gain     Republican hold
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 2001, in two states and one territory, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures.

Contents

Democrats successfully recaptured the open-seat governorships of Virginia and New Jersey, which were both last won by a Democrat in 1989. Republicans held the governorship of the Northern Mariana Islands. This was a very unusual achievement, given that President Bush was at the peak of his popularity following the September 11 attacks.

Race Summary

States

StateIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
New Jersey Donald DiFrancesco Republican2001 [lower-alpha 1] Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.
Virginia Jim Gilmore Republican 1997 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.

Territory

TerritoryIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Northern Mariana Islands Pedro Tenorio Republican 1997 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.
Republican hold.

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Virginia, 5.1%

New Jersey

2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election
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  1997 November 6, 2001 2005  
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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
County results
McGreevey:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
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 a race for the governor of New Jersey. It was held on November 6, 2001. Primaries took place on June 25. [2] Democratic nominee Jim McGreevey won the general election with 56% of the vote [3] — the first majority-elected governor since James Florio in 1989. [4] His Republican opponent in that race was Bret Schundler. [5]

This is also the most recent statewide election in which the Democrat won Monmouth and Ocean counties. This was the first time since 1973 that a Democrat won without carrying Cape May County. McGreevey resigned in November 2004 after admitting that he was a gay man and ethical issues surrounding his governorship; he was succeeded by Senate President Richard Codey, who filled the remainder of McGreevey's term until January 2006.

Virginia

2001 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1997 November 6, 2001 2005  
Turnout46.4% Decrease2.svg 3.1 [6]
  Governor Warner (cropped).jpg No image.svg
Nominee Mark Warner Mark Earley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote984,177887,234
Percentage52.2%47.0%

2001 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County and independent city results
Warner:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Earley:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Jim Gilmore
Republican

Elected Governor

Mark Warner
Democratic

The 2001 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2001. Incumbent Republican governor Jim Gilmore was barred from seeking a second term; Democratic nominee Mark Warner, the 1996 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate and former chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, defeated Republican nominee Mark Earley, the attorney general of Virginia.

Territories

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Marina Islands election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Juan Babauta {{{votes}}} 44.6%
Covenant Benigno Fitial {{{votes}}}25.5%
Democratic Jesus Borja {{{votes}}}18.2%
Total votes{{{votes}}} 100.00
Republican hold

Notes

  1. DiFrancesco took office after his predecessor (Christine Todd Whitman) resigned.

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