2001 Virginia gubernatorial election
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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 County and independent city results Warner: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Earley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
- Mark Warner, (D), businessman, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Virginia in 1996
- Mark Earley, (R), Attorney General of Virginia (1997–2001); Virginia State Senator from VA-SD14 (1987–1997)
- Bill Redpath, (L), National Treasurer of the Libertarian National Committee (1991–1993); Chair of the Virginia Libertarian State Committee (1989–1991)
Campaign
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
| 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
| 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-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
| County[6] | Warner | Votes | Earley | Votes | Redpath | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- Glass, Andrew; Phillip, Abby (July 30, 2009). "Curious case of catchy political tunes". Politico. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- 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.
- Graff, Garrett M. (February 1, 2006). "Is Mark Warner the Next Bill Clinton?". The Washingtonian. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". elections.virginia.gov. Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Virginia Elections Database – 2001 Governor General Election". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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