2001 United States gubernatorial elections

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November 6, 2001

2002 →

3 governorships
2 states; 1 territory

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Republican	Democratic
Seats before	29	19
Seats after	27	21
Seat change	2	2
Seats up	2	0
Seats won	0	2

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.

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

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	Donald DiFrancesco	Republican	2001	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	Y Jim McGreevey (Democratic) 56.4% Bret Schundler (Republican) 41.7% Bill Schluter (Independent) 1.1%
Virginia	Jim Gilmore	Republican	1997	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	Y Mark Warner (Democratic) 52.2% Mark Earley (Republican) 47.0%

Territory

Territory	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Northern Mariana Islands	Pedro Tenorio	Republican	1997	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican hold.	Y Juan Babauta (Republican) 44.6% Benigno Fitial (Covenant) 25.5% Jesus Borja (Democratic) 18.2% Froilan Tenorio (Reform) 11.7%

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Virginia, 5.1%

New Jersey

2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election

← 1997

November 6, 2001

2005 →


Nominee	Jim McGreevey	Bret Schundler
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,256,853	928,174
Percentage	56.4%	41.7%

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. Democratic nominee Jim McGreevey won the general election with 56% of the vote — the first majority-elected governor since James Florio in 1989. His Republican opponent in that race was Bret Schundler.

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

← 1997

November 6, 2001

2005 →

Turnout

46.4%

3.1


Nominee	Mark Warner	Mark Earley
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	984,177	887,234
Percentage	52.2%	47.0%

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

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

References

"Our Campaigns - CNMI Governor Race - Nov 03, 2001".
Halbfinger, David M. (2001-06-27). "Schundler Wins G.O.P. Primary In New Jersey Governor's Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
Halbfinger, David M. (2001-08-07). "THE 2001 ELECTIONS: GOVERNOR; Democrat Vows to Alter Way 'Business Is Done in Trenton'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
Peterson, Iver (2004-02-29). "ON POLITICS; Is McGreevey Following In Florio's Footsteps?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
Halbfinger, David M. (2001-08-26). "ON POLITICS; One Pitches From Inside And the Other From Outside". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

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