2001 Virginia gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2001 United States gubernatorial elections.

2001 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Turnout| 46.4%  3.1[1]
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Nominee  | Mark Warner | Mark Earley |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 984,177 | 887,234
Percentage  | 52.2% | 47.0%

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County and independent city results

Congressional district results

Warner: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Earley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

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| Governor before election

Jim Gilmore
Republican

| Elected Governor

Mark Warner
Democratic

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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 and former chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, defeated Republican nominee Mark Earley, the attorney general of Virginia.

## General election

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### Candidates

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* Mark Warner, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1996 (Democratic)
* Mark Earley, Attorney General of Virginia and former State Senator from Norfolk (Republican)

### Campaign

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Warner made a conscious effort to appeal to voters in rural Virginia, personified by his official campaign song, written by the Bluegrass Brothers.[2] The song was considered an essential part of Warner's outreach to rural Virginia, with the lyrics emphasizing Warner's understanding of the culture of that part of the state.[3][4]

### Polling

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Source  | Date  | Warner (D)  | Earley (R)  | Redpath (L)

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Mason-Dixon[5] | October 21, 2001  | 46% | 40%  | N/A
Mason-Dixon[6] | October 20, 2001  | 45% | 42%  | 1%

### Results

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Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001[7] 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-in | 813  | 0.04%  |
Majority  | 96,943  | 5.14%  | −8.11%
Turnout | 1,886,721  |  |
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |  |

#### Results by county and city

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County[8] | Warner  | Votes  | Earley  | Votes  | Redpath  | Votes  | Others  | Votes

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Accomack | 50.3% | 3,710 | 48.5%  | 3,575  | 1.2%  | 89  | 0.0%  | 0
Albemarle | 56.3% | 14,891 | 42.2%  | 11,143  | 1.4%  | 373  | 0.1%  | 21
Alexandria | 68.2% | 23,739 | 31.1%  | 10,810  | 0.6%  | 226  | 0.1%  | 27
Alleghany | 59.0% | 3,018 | 39.9%  | 2,044  | 1.1%  | 56  | 0.0%  | 0
Amelia | 46.7%  | 1,665  | 52.7% | 1,880 | 0.6%  | 20  | 0.0%  | 0
Amherst | 50.8% | 4,198 | 48.8%  | 4,031  | 0.4%  | 37  | 0.0%  | 0
Appomattox | 51.3% | 2,268 | 47.3%  | 2,090  | 1.4%  | 61  | 0.0%  | 1
Arlington | 68.3% | 35,990 | 30.8%  | 16,214  | 0.9%  | 487  | 0.1%  | 28
Augusta | 37.1%  | 6,673  | 61.9% | 11,133 | 0.9%  | 164  | 0.0%  | 4
Bath | 51.8% | 804 | 46.4%  | 721  | 1.8%  | 28  | 0.0%  | 0
Bedford County | 41.1%  | 8,035  | 57.8% | 11,298 | 1.1%  | 211  | 0.0%  | 3
Bedford | 56.9% | 1,031 | 41.2%  | 747  | 1.9%  | 35  | 0.0%  | 0
Bland | 48.2%  | 835  | 51.2% | 888 | 0.6%  | 11  | 0.0%  | 0
Botetourt | 43.7%  | 4,629  | 55.4% | 5,872 | 0.9%  | 100  | 0.0%  | 1
Bristol | 48.6%  | 2,166  | 50.9% | 2,268 | 0.5%  | 21  | 0.1%  | 3
Brunswick | 65.3% | 2,840 | 34.3%  | 1,491  | 0.4%  | 16  | 0.1%  | 3
Buchanan | 65.7% | 3,746 | 33.7%  | 1,921  | 0.7%  | 39  | 0.0%  | 0
Buckingham | 59.1% | 2,364 | 40.1%  | 1,601  | 0.8%  | 32  | 0.0%  | 0
Buena Vista | 58.6% | 853 | 39.3%  | 572  | 2.1%  | 30  | 0.0%  | 0
Campbell | 45.7%  | 7,187  | 53.1% | 8,366 | 1.2%  | 187  | 0.0%  | 3
Caroline | 60.8% | 3,590 | 38.5%  | 2,274  | 0.6%  | 34  | 0.1%  | 4
Carroll | 42.3%  | 3,309  | 57.2% | 4,481 | 0.5%  | 40  | 0.0%  | 0
Charles City | 73.1% | 1,747 | 26.4%  | 631  | 0.5%  | 13  | 0.0%  | 0
Charlotte | 51.4% | 2,202 | 46.9%  | 2,012  | 1.7%  | 73  | 0.0%  | 0
Charlottesville | 72.9% | 6,781 | 24.9%  | 2,316  | 2.1%  | 193  | 0.2%  | 16
Chesapeake | 45.8%  | 24,087  | 53.8% | 28,328 | 0.4%  | 201  | 0.0%  | 17
Chesterfield | 41.9%  | 33,810  | 57.3% | 46,160 | 0.7%  | 534  | 0.1%  | 94
Clarke | 49.3%  | 1,839  | 49.7% | 1,851 | 0.9%  | 34  | 0.1%  | 3
Colonial Heights | 32.1%  | 1,758  | 66.9% | 3,660 | 0.7%  | 41  | 0.3%  | 14
Covington | 62.7% | 1,071 | 34.9%  | 597  | 2.4%  | 41  | 0.0%  | 0
Craig | 50.3% | 918 | 48.6%  | 887  | 1.0%  | 19  | 0.1%  | 1
Culpeper | 42.0%  | 3,721  | 57.1% | 5,054 | 0.8%  | 74  | 0.0%  | 0
Cumberland | 50.0% | 1,315 | 47.7%  | 1,255  | 2.4%  | 62  | 0.0%  | 0
Danville | 53.5% | 7,346 | 44.8%  | 6,150  | 1.7%  | 231  | 0.0%  | 3
Dickenson | 61.0% | 2,907 | 38.6%  | 1,837  | 0.4%  | 19  | 0.0%  | 0
Dinwiddie | 52.3% | 3,578 | 46.8%  | 3,202  | 0.8%  | 55  | 0.0%  | 1
Emporia | 59.4% | 912 | 40.1%  | 616  | 0.5%  | 7  | 0.0%  | 0
Essex | 54.2% | 1,436 | 45.4%  | 1,203  | 0.4%  | 10  | 0.1%  | 2
Fairfax County | 54.5% | 146,537 | 44.9%  | 120,799  | 0.6%  | 1,586  | 0.0%  | 92
Fairfax | 51.7% | 3,478 | 47.6%  | 3,203  | 0.6%  | 43  | 0.0%  | 0
Falls Church | 65.8% | 2,623 | 33.3%  | 1,326  | 0.9%  | 35  | 0.0%  | 1
Fauquier | 42.2%  | 6,952  | 57.2% | 9,420 | 0.6%  | 91  | 0.1%  | 9
Floyd | 46.6%  | 2,093  | 51.9% | 2,331 | 1.5%  | 69  | 0.0%  | 0
Fluvanna | 47.0%  | 3,118  | 51.7% | 3,425 | 1.3%  | 86  | 0.0%  | 1
Franklin County | 51.3% | 7,182 | 47.9%  | 6,703  | 0.8%  | 111  | 0.0%  | 0
Franklin | 64.5% | 1,434 | 35.1%  | 781  | 0.3%  | 6  | 0.0%  | 1
Frederick | 39.0%  | 6,433  | 60.3% | 9,947 | 0.7%  | 113  | 0.0%  | 6
Fredericksburg | 61.0% | 2,717 | 37.7%  | 1,679  | 1.2%  | 55  | 0.1%  | 5
Galax | 54.0% | 866 | 45.7%  | 733  | 0.4%  | 6  | 0.0%  | 0
Giles | 56.5% | 3,071 | 41.9%  | 2,276  | 1.6%  | 85  | 0.0%  | 0
Gloucester | 44.8%  | 4,116  | 54.5% | 5,010 | 0.7%  | 68  | 0.0%  | 2
Goochland | 47.3%  | 3,091  | 51.9% | 3,394 | 0.7%  | 46  | 0.1%  | 6
Grayson | 46.7%  | 2,507  | 52.6% | 2,824 | 0.7%  | 40  | 0.0%  | 0
Greene | 41.7%  | 1,644  | 56.9% | 2,244 | 1.4%  | 56  | 0.0%  | 0
Greensville | 68.6% | 1,859 | 31.0%  | 841  | 0.3%  | 8  | 0.0%  | 1
Halifax | 54.8% | 5,506 | 43.4%  | 4,366  | 1.8%  | 178  | 0.0%  | 1
Hampton | 63.7% | 20,627 | 35.8%  | 11,592  | 0.5%  | 157  | 0.0%  | 16
Hanover | 38.2%  | 11,713  | 61.1% | 18,757 | 0.7%  | 201  | 0.1%  | 20
Harrisonburg | 47.7%  | 3,083  | 51.5% | 3,334 | 0.8%  | 49  | 0.0%  | 2
Henrico | 51.4% | 42,089 | 47.9%  | 39,215  | 0.6%  | 514  | 0.1%  | 85
Henry | 61.4% | 9,872 | 36.9%  | 5,942  | 1.7%  | 270  | 0.0%  | 1
Highland | 48.0%  | 533  | 51.2% | 568 | 0.8%  | 9  | 0.0%  | 0
Hopewell | 49.4% | 2,467 | 48.8%  | 2,435  | 1.8%  | 88  | 0.1%  | 4
Isle of Wight | 49.9% | 4,727 | 49.7%  | 4,708  | 0.3%  | 32  | 0.0%  | 4
James City | 49.3%  | 8,505  | 50.2% | 8,654 | 0.5%  | 86  | 0.0%  | 6
King and Queen | 57.3% | 1,188 | 42.0%  | 872  | 0.7%  | 14  | 0.0%  | 0
King George | 49.2%  | 2,110  | 50.1% | 2,151 | 0.7%  | 29  | 0.0%  | 1
King William | 49.4%  | 1,942  | 49.9% | 1,960 | 0.6%  | 25  | 0.1%  | 2
Lancaster | 45.7%  | 2,025  | 53.5% | 2,373 | 0.7%  | 29  | 0.1%  | 5
Lee | 53.3% | 2,923 | 46.2%  | 2,536  | 0.5%  | 25  | 0.0%  | 0
Lexington | 64.6% | 1,053 | 33.9%  | 552  | 1.5%  | 24  | 0.0%  | 0
Loudoun | 45.8%  | 20,907  | 53.4% | 24,372 | 0.7%  | 310  | 0.0%  | 20
Louisa | 53.7% | 4,244 | 45.2%  | 3,568  | 1.1%  | 89  | 0.0%  | 1
Lunenburg | 54.7% | 1,996 | 44.7%  | 1,634  | 0.6%  | 21  | 0.0%  | 1
Lynchburg | 53.0% | 9,314 | 46.3%  | 8,132  | 0.6%  | 112  | 0.1%  | 10
Madison | 44.9%  | 1,794  | 53.1% | 2,121 | 1.9%  | 76  | 0.0%  | 1
Manassas | 45.7%  | 2,992  | 53.8% | 3,520 | 0.5%  | 31  | 0.0%  | 0
Manassas Park | 46.3%  | 691  | 52.9% | 790 | 0.7%  | 11  | 0.1%  | 2
Martinsville | 67.0% | 2,769 | 32.6%  | 1,346  | 0.4%  | 16  | 0.0%  | 1
Mathews | 46.4%  | 1,516  | 52.4% | 1,712 | 1.1%  | 37  | 0.0%  | 0
Mecklenburg | 46.7%  | 3,519  | 51.7% | 3,898 | 1.6%  | 124  | 0.0%  | 0
Middlesex | 47.6%  | 1,757  | 50.4% | 1,861 | 2.0%  | 74  | 0.0%  | 0
Montgomery | 55.7% | 11,154 | 43.1%  | 8,639  | 1.1%  | 228  | 0.1%  | 13
Nelson | 59.4% | 2,681 | 39.1%  | 1,763  | 1.5%  | 68  | 0.0%  | 1
New Kent | 45.6%  | 2,161  | 53.5% | 2,532 | 0.8%  | 37  | 0.1%  | 7
Newport News | 57.0% | 21,318 | 42.5%  | 15,920  | 0.4%  | 168  | 0.0%  | 16
Norfolk | 65.2% | 28,244 | 34.0%  | 14,741  | 0.7%  | 294  | 0.0%  | 14
Northampton | 64.2% | 2,316 | 34.2%  | 1,236  | 1.6%  | 58  | 0.0%  | 0
Northumberland | 49.7% | 2,166 | 49.6%  | 2,159  | 0.6%  | 26  | 0.1%  | 4
Norton | 67.6% | 773 | 32.0%  | 366  | 0.4%  | 5  | 0.0%  | 0
Nottoway | 57.4% | 2,513 | 41.6%  | 1,824  | 1.0%  | 43  | 0.0%  | 1
Orange | 47.5%  | 3,617  | 51.3% | 3,902 | 1.2%  | 94  | 0.0%  | 0
Page | 42.4%  | 2,443  | 57.2% | 3,292 | 0.4%  | 21  | 0.0%  | 1
Patrick | 48.3%  | 2,651  | 50.6% | 2,775 | 1.0%  | 56  | 0.0%  | 1
Petersburg | 82.0% | 7,018 | 17.6%  | 1,509  | 0.4%  | 32  | 0.0%  | 0
Pittsylvania | 42.5%  | 7,462  | 56.0% | 9,831 | 1.5%  | 270  | 0.0%  | 5
Poquoson | 35.7%  | 1,489  | 63.7% | 2,656 | 0.6%  | 25  | 0.0%  | 1
Portsmouth | 65.7% | 17,336 | 33.8%  | 8,922  | 0.4%  | 103  | 0.0%  | 13
Powhatan | 36.8%  | 2,558  | 62.4% | 4,338 | 0.8%  | 58  | 0.0%  | 3
Prince Edward | 58.6% | 2,874 | 40.1%  | 1,967  | 1.3%  | 64  | 0.0%  | 0
Prince George | 45.1%  | 3,414  | 54.2% | 4,104 | 0.6%  | 43  | 0.1%  | 9
Prince William | 46.8%  | 27,297  | 52.4% | 30,543 | 0.9%  | 497  | 0.0%  | 5
Pulaski | 53.0% | 5,109 | 45.8%  | 4,411  | 1.2%  | 115  | 0.0%  | 4
Radford | 58.9% | 1,876 | 40.2%  | 1,280  | 0.8%  | 26  | 0.0%  | 1
Rappahannock | 48.0%  | 1,284  | 51.2% | 1,369 | 0.7%  | 20  | 0.1%  | 2
Richmond County | 49.1%  | 1,101  | 50.1% | 1,124 | 0.8%  | 17  | 0.0%  | 0
Richmond | 73.3% | 35,558 | 25.6%  | 12,432  | 1.1%  | 514  | 0.1%  | 33
Roanoke County | 47.0%  | 14,993  | 52.4% | 16,713 | 0.6%  | 204  | 0.0%  | 7
Roanoke | 62.1% | 15,348 | 37.0%  | 9,147  | 0.8%  | 204  | 0.0%  | 0
Rockbridge | 50.3% | 2,972 | 48.9%  | 2,885  | 0.7%  | 44  | 0.0%  | 2
Rockingham | 36.0%  | 6,642  | 63.5% | 11,723 | 0.5%  | 97  | 0.1%  | 10
Russell | 60.4% | 4,507 | 38.9%  | 2,907  | 0.7%  | 53  | 0.0%  | 0
Salem | 49.7% | 4,067 | 49.4%  | 4,042  | 0.8%  | 66  | 0.0%  | 0
Scott | 42.8%  | 2,877  | 56.1% | 3,772 | 1.2%  | 78  | 0.0%  | 0
Shenandoah | 40.2%  | 4,531  | 59.1% | 6,653 | 0.6%  | 72  | 0.1%  | 7
Smyth | 51.4% | 4,691 | 47.7%  | 4,354  | 0.9%  | 85  | 0.0%  | 0
Southampton | 60.2% | 2,790 | 39.4%  | 1,827  | 0.3%  | 15  | 0.0%  | 0
Spotsylvania | 45.8%  | 9,742  | 53.8% | 11,447 | 0.4%  | 89  | 0.0%  | 5
Stafford | 43.2%  | 9,248  | 56.1% | 12,019 | 0.6%  | 132  | 0.1%  | 23
Staunton | 48.8%  | 3,141  | 50.6% | 3,256 | 0.6%  | 38  | 0.0%  | 2
Suffolk | 53.1% | 9,124 | 46.5%  | 7,996  | 0.3%  | 59  | 0.0%  | 2
Surry | 65.5% | 1,550 | 33.9%  | 801  | 0.6%  | 14  | 0.0%  | 0
Sussex | 61.6% | 1,924 | 36.3%  | 1,134  | 2.1%  | 66  | 0.0%  | 0
Tazewell | 54.3% | 5,250 | 44.9%  | 4,335  | 0.8%  | 76  | 0.0%  | 0
Virginia Beach | 46.3%  | 43,495  | 53.0% | 49,800 | 0.6%  | 560  | 0.0%  | 35
Warren | 44.6%  | 3,546  | 54.2% | 4,311 | 1.2%  | 97  | 0.1%  | 5
Washington | 45.3%  | 6,703  | 53.8% | 7,972 | 0.9%  | 130  | 0.0%  | 3
Waynesboro | 42.9%  | 2,109  | 56.5% | 2,777 | 0.4%  | 21  | 0.1%  | 4
Westmoreland | 57.6% | 2,471 | 41.0%  | 1,759  | 1.5%  | 63  | 0.0%  | 0
Williamsburg | 57.5% | 1,475 | 41.6%  | 1,067  | 0.9%  | 24  | 0.0%  | 0
Winchester | 51.4% | 3,155 | 47.7%  | 2,928  | 0.8%  | 50  | 0.0%  | 0
Wise | 58.5% | 5,509 | 40.5%  | 3,816  | 1.0%  | 92  | 0.0%  | 4
Wythe | 48.6%  | 3,822  | 50.7% | 3,991 | 0.6%  | 47  | 0.1%  | 9
York | 45.0%  | 7,530  | 54.3% | 9,083 | 0.6%  | 100  | 0.0%  | 5

#### Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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* Accomack (Largest city: Chincoteague)
* Albemarle (largest municipality: Scottsville)
* Appomattox (Largest city: Appomattox)
* Bedford (Independent city)
* Buena Vista (Independent city)
* Danville (independent city)
* Galax (Independent city)
* Giles (Largest city: Pearisburg)
* King and Queen (Largest CDP: King and Queen Courthouse)
* Fairfax (independent city)
* Fairfax (largest municipality: Herndon)
* Henrico (largest borough: Richmond)
* Prince Edward (Largest city: Farmville)
* Westmoreland (Largest city: Colonial Beach)
* Winchester (independent city)
* Lynchburg (independent city)
* Southampton (largest municipality: Courtland)
* Amherst (Largest city: Amherst)
* Bath (Largest city: Hot Springs)
* Buckingham (Largest city: Dillwyn)
* Charlotte (Largest city: Keysville)
* Craig (Largest city: New Castle)
* Cumberland (Largest city: Farmville)
* Dinwiddie (Largest town: McKenney)
* Essex (Largest city: Tappahannock)
* Emporia (Independent city)
* Franklin (Largest city: Rocky Mount)
* Halifax (Largest city: South Boston)
* Hopewell (independent city)
* Isle of Wight (Largest city: Smithfield)
* Salem (independent city)
* Louisa (Largest city: Louisa)
* Lee (Largest city: Pennington Gap)
* Northumberland (Largest city: Heathsville)
* Pulaski (Largest city: Pulaski)
* Rockbridge (Largest city: Lexington)
* Smyth (Largest city: Marion)
* Tazewell (Largest city: Richlands)
* Wise (Largest city: Big Stone Gap)
* Nottoway (Largest city: Blackstone)
* Montgomery (Largest city: Blacksburg)
* Newport News (independent city)
* Suffolk (independent city)
* Northampton (Largest city: Exmore)
* Henry (Largest city: Blacksburg)
* Alleghany (Largest city: Clifton Forge)

## References

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1. ^ Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
2. ^ Glass, Andrew; Phillip, Abby (July 30, 2009). "Curious case of catchy political tunes". Politico. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
3. ^ Howell, Isak (November 9, 2001). "Good Ol' Boys Meet High Society When Band Hits Campaign Trail". Daily Press. Retrieved May 19, 2001 - via The Roanoke Times.
4. ^ Graff, Garrett M. (February 1, 2006). "Is Mark Warner the Next Bill Clinton?". The Washingtonian. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
5. ^ Mason-Dixon
6. ^ Mason-Dixon
7. ^ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". elections.virginia.gov. Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
8. ^ "Virginia Elections Database – 2001 Governor General Election". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

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