2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a race for the Governor of New Jersey. It was held on November 6, 2001. Primaries took place on June 25. Democratic nominee Jim McGreevey won the general election with 56% of the vote against Bret Schundler — the first majority-elected governor since James Florio in 1989. Democrats simultaneously ended Republican control of both houses of the legislature after 10 years.
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McGreevey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Schundler: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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This is also the last statewide election in Democrats won Monmouth and Ocean counties. This was the first time since 1973 that a Democrat won without carrying Cape May County. McGreevey, who was sworn in on January 15, 2002, resigned in November 2004 after disclosing both his homosexuality and an extramarital relationship with a man whom he had appointed as one of his advisors; he was succeeded by Senate President Richard Codey, who filled the remainder of McGreevey's term.