2001 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

See also: 2001 Virginia gubernatorial election

2001 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Tim Kaine Jay Katzen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 925,974 883,886 Percentage 50.34% 48.05%

County and independent city results Congressional district results Kaine:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Katzen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Lieutenant-Governor before election John H. Hager Republican Elected Lieutenant-Governor Tim Kaine Democratic

The 2001 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2001, to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Former Mayor of Richmond, Tim Kaine, defeated Jay Katzen by 2.29%.

Candidates

• Tim Kane (Democratic), Former Mayor of Richmond
• Jay Katzen (Republican), State Delegate
• Gary Reams (Libertarian)

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2001 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tim Kaine	925,974	50.34%
	Republican	Jay Katzen	883,886	48.05%
	Libertarian	Gary Reams	28,783	1.56%
	Write-ins		490	0.02%
Turnout			1,839,133
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

• 
  Libertarian candidate Gary Reams

See also

• 2001 Virginia gubernatorial election
• 2001 Virginia Attorney General election
• 2001 Virginia House of Delegates election
• 2001 Virginia elections
• 2001 United States elections

References

1. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Virginia Department of Elections.