Presidential elections were held in the breakaway republic of
Transnistria on 9 December 2001.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent President
Igor Smirnov, who received 82% of the vote.[1] The other candidates were
Tom Zenovich, mayor of
Bender (the second largest city in the country), and
Alexander Radchenko of the
Power to the People party, which advocated reunion with
Moldova.