November 5, 2025 - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrat-jay-jones-elected-virginia-attorney-general-over-gop-incumbent-jason-miyares ... WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Jay Jones won the race for attorney general of Virginia on Tuesday, ousting Republican ...

6 days ago - Jason Miyares, incumbent attorney general (2022–present) ... Teo Armus of The Washington Post described the primary as a proxy battle between Dominion Energy and Clean Virginia, an environmental group meant to counter Dominion's influence in Virginia elections.

November 5, 2025 - Shortly after 10 p.m., The Associated Press called Virginia's attorney general election for Jay Jones, apparently completing the Democratic Party's sweep of the commonwealth's top three statewide offices.

Jay Jones (D) defeated incumbent Jason Miyares (R) in the general election for attorney general of Virginia on November 4, 2025. Ahead of the election, AP's Olivia Diaz wrote that Virginia's odd-year elections were "seen as referendums on the party in power before Congress heads into midterm ...

November 27, 2025 - Mark Rankin Herring (born September 25, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 47th attorney general of Virginia from 2014 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Senate of Virginia for the ...

2 days ago - Democrat Mike Jones defeated Republican John Thomas to win the election in the Virginia Senate District 15, a seat vacated by state Senator Ghazala Hashmi last year. Essential Reading: Trump Hit With an Obamacare Boomerang · Conventional Wisdom: ...

November 6, 2025 - Former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger will become Virginia’s first female governor after her comprehensive defeat of Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Former state Del.

November 4, 2025 - Democratic challenger Jay Jones defeated state Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, after a race that was shaped by the release of years-old violent text messages sent by Jones about a Republican leader.

There have been 37 attorney general of Virginia since 1869. Of the 37 officeholders, 11 were Republican, 22 were Democrat, three were Conservatives, and one was Readjuster.[23]

Jay Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia. This page focuses on Virginia's Democratic Party Attorney General primary.

June 24, 2025 - In a closely contested Democratic primary held on Tuesday, June 17, Virginia state delegate Jay Jones narrowly defeated Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor in the race for attorney general.

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June 18, 2025 - Jay Jones was one of three contenders hoping to become Virginia’s next attorney general. He earned his party’s nomination on primary day, June 17 2025. (Photo courtesy campaign) In a nail-biter Democratic primary Tuesday, Jay Jones narrowly ...

1 week ago - He was later a partner with the consulting firm Madison Strategies. He also worked at the Virginia Beach law firm Hanger Law until his election to the office of Attorney General. In 2015, Miyares ran for the Virginia House of Delegates' seat being vacated by Bill DeSteph, who ran successfully for the Virginia State Senate. Unopposed in the June 2015 Republican primary, he defeated Democrat Bill Fleming in the November 2015 general election.

November 4, 2025 - Jay Jones, a Democrat and former Virginia state delegate, had been widely expected to defeat Jason Miyares, the incumbent attorney general and Trump-endorsed Republican nominee. But the discovery of violent texts sent by Mr.

September 25, 2025 - Now, Jones is running to unseat Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, the Republican incumbent. He won the Democratic primary in June against Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor with 51% of the vote. VPM News State Politics Reporter Jahd Khalil recently spoke to Jones at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond about his campaign, as part of a series of conversations with the candidates running for Virginia's statewide office this election cycle.

May 9, 2025 - Below are the candidates for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General that qualified to appear on the ballot for the 2025 primary elections. The DPVA’s role during the primary election is to remain neutral and ensure a fair, transparent, and efficient process for all candidates.

October 7, 2025 - Democrat Jay Jones speaks in Richmond during his 2024 campaign kickoff for attorney general. Jones is now facing bipartisan backlash over newly surfaced text messages containing violent remarks about a former Republican House speaker.

3 weeks ago - Jerrauld Charles Corey "Jay" Jones (born March 14, 1989) is an American politician and attorney who is the attorney general-elect of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates ...

May 7, 2025 - Democratic candidates for Virginia Attorney General, from left: Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor.