1997 United States gubernatorial elections

1997 Virginia gubernatorial election
Turnout	49.5% (voting eligible)
	County and independent city results; Gilmore: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Beyer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; George Allen; Republican	Elected Governor ; Jim Gilmore; Republican

1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election
	Whitman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; McGreevey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Christine Todd Whitman; Republican	Elected Governor ; Christine Todd Whitman; Republican

1997 United States gubernatorial elections
3 governorships ; 2 states; 1 territory
	Map of the results; Republican gain Republican hold; No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 1997, in two states and one territory. Republicans retained both seats.

Election results

States

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	Christine Todd Whitman	Republican	1993	Incumbent re-elected.^[1]	Y Christine Todd Whitman (Republican) 46.9% Jim McGreevey (Democratic) 45.8% Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 4.7% Richard Pezzullo (Conservative) 1.4%
Virginia	George Allen	Republican	1993	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold.^[2]	Y Jim Gilmore (Republican) 55.8% Don Beyer (Democratic) 42.6%

Territory

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Northern Mariana Islands	Froilan Tenorio	Democratic	1993	Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected.^[3] Republican gain.	Y Pedro Tenorio (Republican) 46.5% Froilan Tenorio (Democratic) 27.3% Jesus Borja (Independent) 26.3%

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

New Jersey, 1.1%

New Jersey

The 1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1997. In the Democratic primary, state senator and Woodbridge Township mayor James McGreevey defeated pre-U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews^[4] by 9,993 votes. In the general election, Republican Governor Christine Todd Whitman defeated McGreevey by 26,953 votes. Whitman won 46.87% of the vote, with Democratic nominee James McGreevey receiving 45.82% and Libertarian Murray Sabrin receiving 4.7%.

Virginia

The 1997 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1997. The incumbent Governor, George Allen, was barred from seeking a second term due to Virginia's unique term limits law. The Republican candidate, Jim Gilmore, the Attorney General of Virginia defeated the Democratic nominee, Don Beyer, the incumbent Lieutenant Governor.

Territories

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Marina Islands election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pedro Tenorio	{{{votes}}}	46.5%
	Democratic	Froilan Tenorio	{{{votes}}}	27.3%
	Independent	Jesus Borja	{{{votes}}}	26.3%
Total votes			{{{votes}}}	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "1997 Gubernatorial General Election Results - New Jersey". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ "1997 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Virginia". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ "Northern Mariana Islands Governor Race - Nov 01, 1997". Our Campaigns. January 21, 2006.
^ Pulley, Brett (June 4, 1997). "McGreevey Wins Democratic Nod for Governor" – via NYTimes.com.
^ Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

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[1] "1997 Gubernatorial General Election Results - New Jersey". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[2] "1997 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Virginia". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[3] "Northern Mariana Islands Governor Race - Nov 01, 1997". Our Campaigns. January 21, 2006.

[4] Pulley, Brett (June 4, 1997). "McGreevey Wins Democratic Nod for Governor" – via NYTimes.com.

[Voter_Turnout-5] Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

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