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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2001 Virginia gubernatorial election
| country = Virginia
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1997 Virginia gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1997
| next_election = 2005 Virginia gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2005
| election_date = November 6, 2001
| turnout = 46.4% {{decrease}} 3.1<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ |title= Registration/Turnout Statistics |publisher= The Commonwealth of Virginia |author= Virginia Department of Elections |date= 2016 |access-date= July 25, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160816110827/http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ |archive-date= August 16, 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<!--        Mark Warner       -->| image1 = File:Governor Warner (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = '''[[Mark Warner]]'''
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''984,177'''
| percentage1 = '''52.16%'''
<!--          Mark Earley        -->| image2 =  3x4.svg
| nominee2 = [[Mark Earley]]
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 887,234
| percentage2 = 47.03%
| map_image = {{switcher |[[File:2001 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|300px]]|County and independent city results |[[File:2001 Virginia gubernatorial election by Congressional District.svg|300px]]|Congressional district results}}
| map_caption = '''Warner:''' {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}<br />'''Earley:''' {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = [[Jim Gilmore]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Mark Warner]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}{{ElectionsVA}}

The '''2001 Virginia gubernatorial election''' was held on November 6, 2001. Incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] governor [[Jim Gilmore]] was barred from seeking a second term; [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Mark Warner]], the [[1996 United States Senate election in Virginia|1996]] Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate and former chair of the [[Democratic Party of Virginia]], defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Mark Earley]], the [[Attorney General of Virginia|attorney general of Virginia]].

As of 2025 this is the most recent election where the Democratic candidate won a majority of counties, and independent cities.

==General election==
===Candidates===

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

===Campaign===
Warner made a conscious effort to appeal to voters in rural Virginia, personified by his official campaign song, written by the [[Bluegrass Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/07/curious-case-of-catchy-political-tunes-025589|title=Curious case of catchy political tunes|website=Politico|last1=Glass|first1=Andrew|last2=Phillip|first2=Abby|date=July 30, 2009|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20011109-2001-11-09-0111090055-story.html|title=Good Ol' Boys Meet High Society When Band Hits Campaign Trail|website=Daily Press|last1=Howell|first1=Isak|date=November 9, 2001|access-date=May 19, 2001|via=The Roanoke Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2006/02/01/is-mark-warner-the-next-bill-clinton/|title=Is Mark Warner the Next Bill Clinton?|website=The Washingtonian|last1=Graff|first1=Garrett M.|date=February 1, 2006|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>

===Polling===
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
! width=200px | Source
! width=150px | Date
! width=125px | Warner (D)
! width=125px | Earley (R)
! width=125px | Redpath (L)
|-
|[[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.|Mason-Dixon]]<ref>[http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2001/092001/09202001/poll Mason-Dixon]</ref>
| October 21, 2001
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
| 40%
| N/A
|-
|[[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.|Mason-Dixon]]<ref>[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-79314980 Mason-Dixon]</ref>
| October 20, 2001
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''45%'''
| 42%
|  1%
|}

=== Results ===
{{Election box begin | title=Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001<ref>{{cite web|title=OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS|url=http://elections.virginia.gov/Files/ElectionResults/2001/nov2001/html/index.htm|website=elections.virginia.gov|publisher=Virginia Department of Elections|access-date=23 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001210153/http://elections.virginia.gov/Files/ElectionResults/2001/nov2001/html/index.htm|archive-date=1 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Mark Warner]]
  |votes      = 984,177
  |percentage = 52.16%
  |change     = +9.60%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Mark Earley]]
  |votes      = 887,234
  |percentage = 47.03%
  |change     = -8.79%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Bill Redpath]]
  |votes      = 14,497
  |percentage = 0.77%
  |change     = +0.77%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link|
  |votes      = 813
  |percentage = 0.04%
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 96,943
  |percentage = 5.14%
  |change     = -8.11%
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 1,886,721
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner     = Democratic Party (United States)
  |loser      = Republican Party (United States)
  |swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

==== Results by county and city ====
{| style="width:60%;" class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! style="width:3%;"| County<ref name=VED>{{cite web |url=https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/42656/ |title=Virginia Elections Database – 2001 Governor General Election |publisher=Virginia Department of Elections |access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
! style="width:2%;"| Warner
! style="width:2%;"| Votes
! style="width:2%;"| Earley
! style="width:2%;"| Votes
! style="width:2%;"| Redpath
! style="width:2%;"| Votes
! style="width:2%;"| Others
! style="width:2%;"| Votes
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack]]
| '''50.3%'''
| '''3,710'''
| 48.5%
| 3,575
| 1.2%
| 89
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle]]
| '''56.3%'''
| '''14,891'''
| 42.2%
| 11,143
| 1.4%
| 373
| 0.1%
| 21
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]]
| '''68.2%'''
| '''23,739'''
| 31.1%
| 10,810
| 0.6%
| 226
| 0.1%
| 27
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Alleghany County, Virginia|Alleghany]]
| '''59.0%'''
| '''3,018'''
| 39.9%
| 2,044
| 1.1%
| 56
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Amelia County, Virginia|Amelia]]
| 46.7%
| 1,665
| '''52.7%'''
| '''1,880'''
| 0.6%
| 20
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Amherst County, Virginia|Amherst]]
| '''50.8%'''
| '''4,198'''
| 48.8%
| 4,031
| 0.4%
| 37
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Appomattox County, Virginia|Appomattox]]
| '''51.3%'''
| '''2,268'''
| 47.3%
| 2,090
| 1.4%
| 61
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]]
| '''68.3%'''
| '''35,990'''
| 30.8%
| 16,214
| 0.9%
| 487
| 0.1%
| 28
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta]]
| 37.1%
| 6,673
| '''61.9%'''
| '''11,133'''
| 0.9%
| 164
| 0.0%
| 4
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bath County, Virginia|Bath]]
| '''51.8%'''
| '''804'''
| 46.4%
| 721
| 1.8%
| 28
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford County]]
| 41.1%
| 8,035
| '''57.8%'''
| '''11,298'''
| 1.1%
| 211
| 0.0%
| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bedford, Virginia|Bedford]]
| '''56.9%'''
| '''1,031'''
| 41.2%
| 747
| 1.9%
| 35
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Bland County, Virginia|Bland]]
| 48.2%
| 835
| '''51.2%'''
| '''888'''
| 0.6%
| 11
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Botetourt County, Virginia|Botetourt]]
| 43.7%
| 4,629
| '''55.4%'''
| '''5,872'''
| 0.9%
| 100
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Bristol, Virginia|Bristol]]
| 48.6%
| 2,166
| '''50.9%'''
| '''2,268'''
| 0.5%
| 21
| 0.1%
| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick]]
| '''65.3%'''
| '''2,840'''
| 34.3%
| 1,491
| 0.4%
| 16
| 0.1%
| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Buchanan County, Virginia|Buchanan]]
| '''65.7%'''
| '''3,746'''
| 33.7%
| 1,921
| 0.7%
| 39
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Buckingham County, Virginia|Buckingham]]
| '''59.1%'''
| '''2,364'''
| 40.1%
| 1,601
| 0.8%
| 32
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Buena Vista, Virginia|Buena Vista]]
| '''58.6%'''
| '''853'''
| 39.3%
| 572
| 2.1%
| 30
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell]]
| 45.7%
| 7,187
| '''53.1%'''
| '''8,366'''
| 1.2%
| 187
| 0.0%
| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Caroline County, Virginia|Caroline]]
| '''60.8%'''
| '''3,590'''
| 38.5%
| 2,274
| 0.6%
| 34
| 0.1%
| 4
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Carroll County, Virginia|Carroll]]
| 42.3%
| 3,309
| '''57.2%'''
| '''4,481'''
| 0.5%
| 40
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Charles City County, Virginia|Charles City]]
| '''73.1%'''
| '''1,747'''
| 26.4%
| 631
| 0.5%
| 13
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Charlotte County, Virginia|Charlotte]]
| '''51.4%'''
| '''2,202'''
| 46.9%
| 2,012
| 1.7%
| 73
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]]
| '''72.9%'''
| '''6,781'''
| 24.9%
| 2,316
| 2.1%
| 193
| 0.2%
| 16
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Chesapeake, Virginia|Chesapeake]]
| 45.8%
| 24,087
| '''53.8%'''
| '''28,328'''
| 0.4%
| 201
| 0.0%
| 17
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]]
| 41.9%
| 33,810
| '''57.3%'''
| '''46,160'''
| 0.7%
| 534
| 0.1%
| 94
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Clarke County, Virginia|Clarke]]
| 49.3%
| 1,839
| '''49.7%'''
| '''1,851'''
| 0.9%
| 34
| 0.1%
| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Colonial Heights, Virginia|Colonial Heights]]
| 32.1%
| 1,758
| '''66.9%'''
| '''3,660'''
| 0.7%
| 41
| 0.3%
| 14
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Covington, Virginia|Covington]]
| '''62.7%'''
| '''1,071'''
| 34.9%
| 597
| 2.4%
| 41
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Craig County, Virginia|Craig]]
| '''50.3%'''
| '''918'''
| 48.6%
| 887
| 1.0%
| 19
| 0.1%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Culpeper County, Virginia|Culpeper]]
| 42.0%
| 3,721
| '''57.1%'''
| '''5,054'''
| 0.8%
| 74
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Cumberland County, Virginia|Cumberland]]
| '''50.0%'''
| '''1,315'''
| 47.7%
| 1,255
| 2.4%
| 62
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Danville, Virginia|Danville]]
| '''53.5%'''
| '''7,346'''
| 44.8%
| 6,150
| 1.7%
| 231
| 0.0%
| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Dickenson County, Virginia|Dickenson]]
| '''61.0%'''
| '''2,907'''
| 38.6%
| 1,837
| 0.4%
| 19
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddie]]
| '''52.3%'''
| '''3,578'''
| 46.8%
| 3,202
| 0.8%
| 55
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Emporia, Virginia|Emporia]]
| '''59.4%'''
| '''912'''
| 40.1%
| 616
| 0.5%
| 7
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Essex County, Virginia|Essex]]
| '''54.2%'''
| '''1,436'''
| 45.4%
| 1,203
| 0.4%
| 10
| 0.1%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]]
| '''54.5%'''
| '''146,537'''
| 44.9%
| 120,799
| 0.6%
| 1,586
| 0.0%
| 92
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]]
| '''51.7%'''
| '''3,478'''
| 47.6%
| 3,203
| 0.6%
| 43
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Falls Church, Virginia|Falls Church]]
| '''65.8%'''
| '''2,623'''
| 33.3%
| 1,326
| 0.9%
| 35
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier]]
| 42.2%
| 6,952
| '''57.2%'''
| '''9,420'''
| 0.6%
| 91
| 0.1%
| 9
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Floyd County, Virginia|Floyd]]
| 46.6%
| 2,093
| '''51.9%'''
| '''2,331'''
| 1.5%
| 69
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Fluvanna County, Virginia|Fluvanna]]
| 47.0%
| 3,118
| '''51.7%'''
| '''3,425'''
| 1.3%
| 86
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin County]]
| '''51.3%'''
| '''7,182'''
| 47.9%
| 6,703
| 0.8%
| 111
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Franklin, Virginia|Franklin]]
| '''64.5%'''
| '''1,434'''
| 35.1%
| 781
| 0.3%
| 6
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Frederick County, Virginia|Frederick]]
| 39.0%
| 6,433
| '''60.3%'''
| '''9,947'''
| 0.7%
| 113
| 0.0%
| 6
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]]
| '''61.0%'''
| '''2,717'''
| 37.7%
| 1,679
| 1.2%
| 55
| 0.1%
| 5
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Galax, Virginia|Galax]]
| '''54.0%'''
| '''866'''
| 45.7%
| 733
| 0.4%
| 6
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Giles County, Virginia|Giles]]
| '''56.5%'''
| '''3,071'''
| 41.9%
| 2,276
| 1.6%
| 85
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Gloucester County, Virginia|Gloucester]]
| 44.8%
| 4,116
| '''54.5%'''
| '''5,010'''
| 0.7%
| 68
| 0.0%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Goochland County, Virginia|Goochland]]
| 47.3%
| 3,091
| '''51.9%'''
| '''3,394'''
| 0.7%
| 46
| 0.1%
| 6
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Grayson County, Virginia|Grayson]]
| 46.7%
| 2,507
| '''52.6%'''
| '''2,824'''
| 0.7%
| 40
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Greene County, Virginia|Greene]]
| 41.7%
| 1,644
| '''56.9%'''
| '''2,244'''
| 1.4%
| 56
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Greensville County, Virginia|Greensville]]
| '''68.6%'''
| '''1,859'''
| 31.0%
| 841
| 0.3%
| 8
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Halifax County, Virginia|Halifax]]
| '''54.8%'''
| '''5,506'''
| 43.4%
| 4,366
| 1.8%
| 178
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]]
| '''63.7%'''
| '''20,627'''
| 35.8%
| 11,592
| 0.5%
| 157
| 0.0%
| 16
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Hanover County, Virginia|Hanover]]
| 38.2%
| 11,713
| '''61.1%'''
| '''18,757'''
| 0.7%
| 201
| 0.1%
| 20
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg]]
| 47.7%
| 3,083
| '''51.5%'''
| '''3,334'''
| 0.8%
| 49
| 0.0%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]]
| '''51.4%'''
| '''42,089'''
| 47.9%
| 39,215
| 0.6%
| 514
| 0.1%
| 85
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Henry County, Virginia|Henry]]
| '''61.4%'''
| '''9,872'''
| 36.9%
| 5,942
| 1.7%
| 270
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Highland County, Virginia|Highland]]
| 48.0%
| 533
| '''51.2%'''
| '''568'''
| 0.8%
| 9
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Hopewell, Virginia|Hopewell]]
| '''49.4%'''
| '''2,467'''
| 48.8%
| 2,435
| 1.8%
| 88
| 0.1%
| 4
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Isle of Wight County, Virginia|Isle of Wight]]
| '''49.9%'''
| '''4,727'''
| 49.7%
| 4,708
| 0.3%
| 32
| 0.0%
| 4
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[James City County, Virginia|James City]]
| 49.3%
| 8,505
| '''50.2%'''
| '''8,654'''
| 0.5%
| 86
| 0.0%
| 6
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[King and Queen County, Virginia|King and Queen]]
| '''57.3%'''
| '''1,188'''
| 42.0%
| 872
| 0.7%
| 14
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[King George County, Virginia|King George]]
| 49.2%
| 2,110
| '''50.1%'''
| '''2,151'''
| 0.7%
| 29
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[King William County, Virginia|King William]]
| 49.4%
| 1,942
| '''49.9%'''
| '''1,960'''
| 0.6%
| 25
| 0.1%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Lancaster County, Virginia|Lancaster]]
| 45.7%
| 2,025
| '''53.5%'''
| '''2,373'''
| 0.7%
| 29
| 0.1%
| 5
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lee County, Virginia|Lee]]
| '''53.3%'''
| '''2,923'''
| 46.2%
| 2,536
| 0.5%
| 25
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington]]
| '''64.6%'''
| '''1,053'''
| 33.9%
| 552
| 1.5%
| 24
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]]
| 45.8%
| 20,907
| '''53.4%'''
| '''24,372'''
| 0.7%
| 310
| 0.0%
| 20
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Louisa County, Virginia|Louisa]]
| '''53.7%'''
| '''4,244'''
| 45.2%
| 3,568
| 1.1%
| 89
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lunenburg County, Virginia|Lunenburg]]
| '''54.7%'''
| '''1,996'''
| 44.7%
| 1,634
| 0.6%
| 21
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]]
| '''53.0%'''
| '''9,314'''
| 46.3%
| 8,132
| 0.6%
| 112
| 0.1%
| 10
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Madison County, Virginia|Madison]]
| 44.9%
| 1,794
| '''53.1%'''
| '''2,121'''
| 1.9%
| 76
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Manassas, Virginia|Manassas]]
| 45.7%
| 2,992
| '''53.8%'''
| '''3,520'''
| 0.5%
| 31
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Manassas Park, Virginia|Manassas Park]]
| 46.3%
| 691
| '''52.9%'''
| '''790'''
| 0.7%
| 11
| 0.1%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Martinsville, Virginia|Martinsville]]
| '''67.0%'''
| '''2,769'''
| 32.6%
| 1,346
| 0.4%
| 16
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Mathews County, Virginia|Mathews]]
| 46.4%
| 1,516
| '''52.4%'''
| '''1,712'''
| 1.1%
| 37
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Mecklenburg County, Virginia|Mecklenburg]]
| 46.7%
| 3,519
| '''51.7%'''
| '''3,898'''
| 1.6%
| 124
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Middlesex County, Virginia|Middlesex]]
| 47.6%
| 1,757
| '''50.4%'''
| '''1,861'''
| 2.0%
| 74
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery]]
| '''55.7%'''
| '''11,154'''
| 43.1%
| 8,639
| 1.1%
| 228
| 0.1%
| 13
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Nelson County, Virginia|Nelson]]
| '''59.4%'''
| '''2,681'''
| 39.1%
| 1,763
| 1.5%
| 68
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[New Kent County, Virginia|New Kent]]
| 45.6%
| 2,161
| '''53.5%'''
| '''2,532'''
| 0.8%
| 37
| 0.1%
| 7
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]]
| '''57.0%'''
| '''21,318'''
| 42.5%
| 15,920
| 0.4%
| 168
| 0.0%
| 16
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]
| '''65.2%'''
| '''28,244'''
| 34.0%
| 14,741
| 0.7%
| 294
| 0.0%
| 14
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Northampton County, Virginia|Northampton]]
| '''64.2%'''
| '''2,316'''
| 34.2%
| 1,236
| 1.6%
| 58
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Northumberland County, Virginia|Northumberland]]
| '''49.7%'''
| '''2,166'''
| 49.6%
| 2,159
| 0.6%
| 26
| 0.1%
| 4
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Norton, Virginia|Norton]]
| '''67.6%'''
| '''773'''
| 32.0%
| 366
| 0.4%
| 5
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Nottoway County, Virginia|Nottoway]]
| '''57.4%'''
| '''2,513'''
| 41.6%
| 1,824
| 1.0%
| 43
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Orange County, Virginia|Orange]]
| 47.5%
| 3,617
| '''51.3%'''
| '''3,902'''
| 1.2%
| 94
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Page County, Virginia|Page]]
| 42.4%
| 2,443
| '''57.2%'''
| '''3,292'''
| 0.4%
| 21
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Patrick County, Virginia|Patrick]]
| 48.3%
| 2,651
| '''50.6%'''
| '''2,775'''
| 1.0%
| 56
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]]
| '''82.0%'''
| '''7,018'''
| 17.6%
| 1,509
| 0.4%
| 32
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania]]
| 42.5%
| 7,462
| '''56.0%'''
| '''9,831'''
| 1.5%
| 270
| 0.0%
| 5
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Poquoson, Virginia|Poquoson]]
| 35.7%
| 1,489
| '''63.7%'''
| '''2,656'''
| 0.6%
| 25
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]]
| '''65.7%'''
| '''17,336'''
| 33.8%
| 8,922
| 0.4%
| 103
| 0.0%
| 13
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Powhatan County, Virginia|Powhatan]]
| 36.8%
| 2,558
| '''62.4%'''
| '''4,338'''
| 0.8%
| 58
| 0.0%
| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Prince Edward County, Virginia|Prince Edward]]
| '''58.6%'''
| '''2,874'''
| 40.1%
| 1,967
| 1.3%
| 64
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Prince George County, Virginia|Prince George]]
| 45.1%
| 3,414
| '''54.2%'''
| '''4,104'''
| 0.6%
| 43
| 0.1%
| 9
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]]
| 46.8%
| 27,297
| '''52.4%'''
| '''30,543'''
| 0.9%
| 497
| 0.0%
| 5
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Pulaski County, Virginia|Pulaski]]
| '''53.0%'''
| '''5,109'''
| 45.8%
| 4,411
| 1.2%
| 115
| 0.0%
| 4
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Radford, Virginia|Radford]]
| '''58.9%'''
| '''1,876'''
| 40.2%
| 1,280
| 0.8%
| 26
| 0.0%
| 1
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Rappahannock County, Virginia|Rappahannock]]
| 48.0%
| 1,284
| '''51.2%'''
| '''1,369'''
| 0.7%
| 20
| 0.1%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Richmond County, Virginia|Richmond County]]
| 49.1%
| 1,101
| '''50.1%'''
| '''1,124'''
| 0.8%
| 17
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
| '''73.3%'''
| '''35,558'''
| 25.6%
| 12,432
| 1.1%
| 514
| 0.1%
| 33
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Roanoke County, Virginia|Roanoke County]]
| 47.0%
| 14,993
| '''52.4%'''
| '''16,713'''
| 0.6%
| 204
| 0.0%
| 7
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]]
| '''62.1%'''
| '''15,348'''
| 37.0%
| 9,147
| 0.8%
| 204
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Rockbridge County, Virginia|Rockbridge]]
| '''50.3%'''
| '''2,972'''
| 48.9%
| 2,885
| 0.7%
| 44
| 0.0%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Rockingham County, Virginia|Rockingham]]
| 36.0%
| 6,642
| '''63.5%'''
| '''11,723'''
| 0.5%
| 97
| 0.1%
| 10
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Russell County, Virginia|Russell]]
| '''60.4%'''
| '''4,507'''
| 38.9%
| 2,907
| 0.7%
| 53
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Salem, Virginia|Salem]]
| '''49.7%'''
| '''4,067'''
| 49.4%
| 4,042
| 0.8%
| 66
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Scott County, Virginia|Scott]]
| 42.8%
| 2,877
| '''56.1%'''
| '''3,772'''
| 1.2%
| 78
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah]]
| 40.2%
| 4,531
| '''59.1%'''
| '''6,653'''
| 0.6%
| 72
| 0.1%
| 7
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Smyth County, Virginia|Smyth]]
| '''51.4%'''
| '''4,691'''
| 47.7%
| 4,354
| 0.9%
| 85
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton]]
| '''60.2%'''
| '''2,790'''
| 39.4%
| 1,827
| 0.3%
| 15
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania]]
| 45.8%
| 9,742
| '''53.8%'''
| '''11,447'''
| 0.4%
| 89
| 0.0%
| 5
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford]]
| 43.2%
| 9,248
| '''56.1%'''
| '''12,019'''
| 0.6%
| 132
| 0.1%
| 23
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Staunton, Virginia|Staunton]]
| 48.8%
| 3,141
| '''50.6%'''
| '''3,256'''
| 0.6%
| 38
| 0.0%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Suffolk, Virginia|Suffolk]]
| '''53.1%'''
| '''9,124'''
| 46.5%
| 7,996
| 0.3%
| 59
| 0.0%
| 2
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Surry County, Virginia|Surry]]
| '''65.5%'''
| '''1,550'''
| 33.9%
| 801
| 0.6%
| 14
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Sussex County, Virginia|Sussex]]
| '''61.6%'''
| '''1,924'''
| 36.3%
| 1,134
| 2.1%
| 66
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Tazewell County, Virginia|Tazewell]]
| '''54.3%'''
| '''5,250'''
| 44.9%
| 4,335
| 0.8%
| 76
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]]
| 46.3%
| 43,495
| '''53.0%'''
| '''49,800'''
| 0.6%
| 560
| 0.0%
| 35
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Warren County, Virginia|Warren]]
| 44.6%
| 3,546
| '''54.2%'''
| '''4,311'''
| 1.2%
| 97
| 0.1%
| 5
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Washington County, Virginia|Washington]]
| 45.3%
| 6,703
| '''53.8%'''
| '''7,972'''
| 0.9%
| 130
| 0.0%
| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Waynesboro, Virginia|Waynesboro]]
| 42.9%
| 2,109
| '''56.5%'''
| '''2,777'''
| 0.4%
| 21
| 0.1%
| 4
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]]
| '''57.6%'''
| '''2,471'''
| 41.0%
| 1,759
| 1.5%
| 63
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]]
| '''57.5%'''
| '''1,475'''
| 41.6%
| 1,067
| 0.9%
| 24
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]]
| '''51.4%'''
| '''3,155'''
| 47.7%
| 2,928
| 0.8%
| 50
| 0.0%
| 0
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Wise County, Virginia|Wise]]
| '''58.5%'''
| '''5,509'''
| 40.5%
| 3,816
| 1.0%
| 92
| 0.0%
| 4
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Wythe County, Virginia|Wythe]]
| 48.6%
| 3,822
| '''50.7%'''
| '''3,991'''
| 0.6%
| 47
| 0.1%
| 9
|- style="text-align:center;"|
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[York County, Virginia|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====
*[[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack]] (Largest city: [[Chincoteague, Virginia|Chincoteague]])
* [[Albemarle County, Virginia|Albemarle]] (largest municipality: [[Scottsville, Virginia|Scottsville]])
* [[Appomattox County, Virginia|Appomattox]] (Largest city: [[Appomattox, Virginia|Appomattox]])
*[[Bedford, Virginia|Bedford]] (Independent city)
*[[Buena Vista, Virginia|Buena Vista]] (Independent city)
* [[Danville, Virginia|Danville]] (independent city)
*[[Galax, Virginia|Galax]] (Independent city)
*[[Giles County, Virginia|Giles]] (Largest city: [[Pearisburg, Virginia|Pearisburg]])
*[[King and Queen County, Virginia|King and Queen]] (Largest CDP: [[King and Queen Courthouse, Virginia|King and Queen Courthouse]])
* [[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]] (independent city)
* [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]] (largest municipality: [[Herndon, Virginia|Herndon]])
* [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]] (largest borough: [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]])
*[[Prince Edward County, Virginia|Prince Edward]] (Largest city: [[Farmville, Virginia|Farmville]])
*[[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland]] (Largest city: [[Colonial Beach, Virginia|Colonial Beach]])
* [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] (independent city)
* [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]] (independent city)
* [[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton]] (largest municipality: [[Courtland, Virginia|Courtland]])
* [[Amherst County, Virginia|Amherst]] (Largest city: [[Amherst, Virginia|Amherst]])
*[[Bath County, Virginia|Bath]] (Largest city: [[Hot Springs, Virginia|Hot Springs]])
*[[Buckingham County, Virginia|Buckingham]] (Largest city: [[Dillwyn, Virginia|Dillwyn]])
*[[Charlotte County, Virginia|Charlotte]] (Largest city: [[Keysville, Virginia|Keysville]])
*[[Craig County, Virginia|Craig]] (Largest city: [[New Castle, Virginia|New Castle]])
*[[Cumberland County, Virginia|Cumberland]] (Largest city: [[Farmville, Virginia|Farmville]])
*[[Dinwiddie, Virginia|Dinwiddie]] (Largest town: [[McKenney, Virginia|McKenney]])
*[[Essex County, Virginia|Essex]] (Largest city: [[Tappahannock, Virginia|Tappahannock]])
* [[Emporia, Virginia|Emporia]]  (Independent city)
*[[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin]] (Largest city: [[Rocky Mount, Virginia|Rocky Mount]])
*[[Halifax County, Virginia|Halifax]] (Largest city: [[South Boston, Virginia|South Boston]])
* [[Hopewell, Virginia|Hopewell]] (independent city)
*[[Isle of Wight County, Virginia|Isle of Wight]] (Largest city: [[Smithfield, Virginia|Smithfield]])
* [[Salem, Virginia|Salem]] (independent city)
*[[Louisa County, Virginia|Louisa]] (Largest city: [[Louisa, Virginia|Louisa]])
*[[Lee County, Virginia|Lee]] (Largest city: [[Pennington Gap, Virginia|Pennington Gap]])
*[[Northumberland County, Virginia|Northumberland]] (Largest city: [[Heathsville, Virginia|Heathsville]])
* [[Pulaski County, Virginia|Pulaski]] (Largest city: [[Pulaski, Virginia|Pulaski]])
*[[Rockbridge County, Virginia|Rockbridge]] (Largest city: [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington]])
*[[Smyth County, Virginia|Smyth]] (Largest city: [[Marion, Virginia|Marion]])
*[[Tazewell County, Virginia|Tazewell]] (Largest city: [[Richlands, Virginia|Richlands]])
*[[Wise County, Virginia|Wise]] (Largest city: [[Big Stone Gap, Virginia|Big Stone Gap]])
*[[Nottoway County, Virginia|Nottoway]] (Largest city: [[Blackstone, Virginia|Blackstone]])
*[[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery]] (Largest city: [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]])
* [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]] (independent city)
* [[Suffolk, Virginia|Suffolk]] (independent city)
*[[Northampton County, Virginia|Northampton]] (Largest city: [[Exmore, Virginia|Exmore]])
*[[Henry County, Virginia|Henry]] (Largest city: [[Ridgeway, Virginia|Blacksburg]])
*[[Alleghany County, Virginia|Alleghany]] (Largest city: [[Clifton Forge, Virginia|Clifton Forge]])

==References==
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{{United States elections, 2001}}

[[Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections|2001]]
[[Category:2001 United States gubernatorial elections|Virginia]]
[[Category:2001 Virginia elections|Gubernatorial]]
[[Category:November 2001 in the United States]]
[[Category:Mark Warner]]