Election Name: | 2001 Virginia Attorney General election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1997 Virginia Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1997 |
Next Election: | 2005 Virginia Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2005 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2001 |
Image1: | Jerry Kilgore (2004) (1).jpg |
Nominee1: | Jerry Kilgore |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,107,068 |
Percentage1: | 60.01% |
Nominee2: | Donald McEachin |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 736,431 |
Percentage2: | 39.92% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Randolph A. Beales |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jerry Kilgore |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2001 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2001, to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. The Republican nominee, Jerry Kilgore, defeated the Democratic nominee, Donald McEachin, by around 20 points.