Election Name: | 2001 United States gubernatorial elections |
Country: | United States |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2000 United States gubernatorial elections |
Previous Year: | 2000 |
Next Election: | 2002 United States gubernatorial elections |
Next Year: | 2002 |
Seats For Election: | 3 governorships 2 states; 1 territory |
Election Date: | November 6, 2001 |
1Blank: | Seats up |
2Blank: | Seats won |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Seats Before1: | 29 |
Seats After1: | 27 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
1Data1: | 2 |
2Data1: | 0 |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Seats Before2: | 19 |
Seats After2: | 21 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
1Data2: | 0 |
2Data2: | 2 |
Map Size: | 320px |
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.
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.
State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | ||||
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New Jersey | Donald DiFrancesco | Republican | 2001 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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Virginia | Jim Gilmore | Republican | 1997 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Election Name: | 2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Jersey |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1997 |
Next Election: | 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2005 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2001 |
Nominee1: | Jim McGreevey |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,256,853 |
Percentage1: | 56.4% |
Nominee2: | Bret Schundler |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 928,174 |
Percentage2: | 41.7% |
Map Size: | 280px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Richard Codey (acting) |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jim McGreevey |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
Election Name: | 2001 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1997 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1997 |
Next Election: | 2005 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2005 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2001 |
Turnout: | 46.4% 3.1[6] |
Nominee1: | Mark Warner |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 984,177 |
Percentage1: | 52.2% |
Nominee2: | Mark Earley |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 887,234 |
Percentage2: | 47.0% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Jim Gilmore |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mark Warner |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.