2001 Pennsylvania elections

Pennsylvania's state elections were held November 6, 2001. Necessary primary elections were held on May 15, 2001.

Justice of the Supreme Court

Justice of the Supreme Court election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Eakin	1,051,360	52.4
	Democratic	Kate Ford Elliott	954,053	47.6
Total votes			2,005,413	100.0

Judge of the Superior Court

Judge of the Superior Court election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard B. Klein	1,011,943	18.8
	Republican	Mary Jane Bowes	1,006,251	18.7
	Republican	John T. Bender	880,957	16.4
	Democratic	David Wecht	830,824	15.5
	Democratic	Lydia Y. Kirkland	825,424	15.4
	Democratic	Stephanie Domitrovich	821,377	15.3
Total votes			5,376,776	100.0

Judge of the Commonwealth Court

Judge of the Commonwealth Court election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Hannah Leavitt	951,745	18.0
	Republican	Renee Cohn	948,921	18.0
	Republican	Robin Simpson	938,944	17.8
	Democratic	James J. Dodaro	865,903	16.4
	Democratic	Jerry Langan	821,909	15.6
	Democratic	Irwin W. Aronson	821,377	14.2
Total votes			5,348,799	100.0

Judicial retention

Supreme Court

Stephen Zappala, Sr. Retention, 2001

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	978,709	75.35
No	320,175	24.65
Total votes	1,298,884	100.00
Source: PA Department of State

Superior Court

Stephen J. McEwen Jr. Retention, 2001

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	909,377	75.03
No	302,669	24.97
Total votes	1,212,046	100.00
Source: PA Department of State

Commonwealth Court

Shelly Friedman Retention, 2001

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	890,799	73.75
No	317,068	26.25
Total votes	1,207,867	100.00
Source: PA Department of State