984,177 887,234 Start date November 6, 2001 | 52.16% 47.03% | |
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Turnout 46.4% (voting eligible) | ||
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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Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA