2001 Virginia gubernatorial election

Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001

November 6, 2001
Turnout	46.4% (of registered voters)
Nominee Mark Warner Mark Earley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 984,177 887,234 Percentage 52.2% 47.0%
Virginia gubernatorial election results map. Blue denotes counties/districts won by Warner. Red denotes those won by Earley 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, defeated Republican nominee Mark Earley, the Attorney General of Virginia.

General election

Polling

Source	Date	Warner (D)	Earley (R)	Redpath (L)
Mason-Dixon	October 21, 2001	46%	40%	N/A
Mason-Dixon	October 20, 2001	45%	42%	1%

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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