Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001
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Turnout | 46.4% (of registered voters)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Virginia gubernatorial election results map. Blue denotes counties/districts won by Warner. Red denotes those won by Earley
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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, defeated Republican nominee Mark Earley, the Attorney General of Virginia.
General election
Polling
Source | Date | Warner (D) | Earley (R) | Redpath (L) |
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Mason-Dixon | October 21, 2001 | 46% | 40% | N/A |
Mason-Dixon | October 20, 2001 | 45% | 42% | 1% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Mark Warner | 984,177 | 52.16% | +9.60% | |
Republican | Mark Earley | 887,234 | 47.03% | -8.79% | |
Libertarian | Bill Redpath | 14,497 | 0.77% | +0.77% | |
Write-ins | 813 | 0.04% | |||
Majority | 96,943 | 5.14% | -8.11% | ||
Turnout | 1,886,721 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". elections.virginia.gov. Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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