2001 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2001 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election?

Jim McGreevey won the 2001 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election. Jim McGreevey received 1,256,853 popular votes (56.43%). The main challenger was Bret Schundler (41.68%).

See the full head-to-head between McGreevey and Schundler

McGreevey +14.8 pts · won by 328,679 votes
1,256,853 votes
928,174 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.