2001 United States gubernatorial elections

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2001 United States gubernatorial elections

November 6, 2001
3 governorships 2 states; 1 territory
Majority party Minority party   Leader Tom Ridge Gray Davis Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Pennsylvania California Last election 32 governorships (29 states) 24 governorships (19 states) Seats before 32 (29 states) 24 (19 states) Seats after 30 (27 states) 26 (21 states) Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 1,815,408 2,241,030 Percentage 45.75% 55.25%
Map of the results      Democratic gain      Republican hold      No election

The 2001 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.

Election results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing candidates
New Jersey	Donald DiFrancesco	Republican	Retired, Democratic victory	Jim McGreevey (Democratic) 56.4% Bret Schundler (Republican) 41.7% Bill Schluter (Independent) 1.1% Jerry Coleman (Green) 0.3% Mark Edgerton (Libertarian) 0.2%
Northern Mariana Islands	Pedro Tenorio	Republican	Retired, Republican victory	Juan Babauta (Republican) 44.61% Benigno Fitial (Covenant) 25.45% Jesse Borja (Democratic) 18.18% Froilan Tenorio (Reform) 11.75%
Virginia	Jim Gilmore	Republican	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Mark Warner (Democratic) 52.2% Mark Earley (Republican) 47% Bill Redpath (Libertarian) 0.8%