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Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001

Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001
Virginia
← 1997 November 6, 2001 2005 →
Turnout 46.4% (voting eligible)
  Mark Warner in Philadelphia, May 18, 2006, gesturing.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Mark Warner Mark Earley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 984,177 887,234
Percentage 52.16% 47.03%

2001 virginia gubernatorial election map.png
Virginia gubernatorial election results map.
Blue denotes counties/districts won by Warner.
Red denotes those won by Earley

Governor before election

Jim Gilmore
Republican

Elected Governor

Mark Warner
Democratic


Jim Gilmore
Republican

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, defeated Republican nominee Mark Earley, the Attorney General of Virginia.



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