Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears said, "Jay Jones is the poster child for the Democrat establishment and he fantasizes about murdered little children laying lifeless in their mother’s arms. My opponent Abigail Spanberger urges her supporters to fill their hearts with ...

October 6, 2025 - Read more about that here. A former assistant attorney general in Washington D.C. and a two-term veteran of the House of Delegates, Jay Jones has seen his fair share of action in the political realm.

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2 weeks ago - The 2025 Virginia Attorney General election was held in the US state of Virginia on November 4, 2025, to elect the attorney general. Incumbent Republican Jason Miyares lost his bid for a second term to a challenge by the Democratic nominee Jay Jones ...

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August 13, 2025 - He has never backed down when it comes to standing up for Virginians." Seven former state attorneys general have gone on to become governor: Andrew Jackson Montague, John Garland Pollard, J. Lindsay Almond, Albertis Harrison, Gerald Baliles, Jim Gilmore and Bob McDonnell. Prospective candidates who have announced will be added to this alphabetical list once they either:

October 18, 2025 - Federal Law, Use of National Guard ... Violence and Public Safety, Civil Rights and Discrimination · Republican incumbent Jason Miyares is running for reelection against Democratic challenger Jay Jones....

September 27, 2024 - Jay Jones is running for Attorney General to fight for Virginia families and stand up to Donald Trump’s dangerous agenda.

Incumbent Jason Miyares and challenger Jay Jones face off on public safety and qualifications in the heated Virginia attorney general race 2025.

November 5, 2025 - Democrat Jay Jones and Republican Jason Miyares are battling in a contest for Virginia attorney general that was rocked by violently worded leaked text messages.

November 5, 2025 - Democrat Jay Jones has won the election for Virginia attorney general, NBC News projects, overcoming a text message scandal that threatened to derail his candidacy in the final stretch of the race.

Jay Jones defeated Shannon Taylor in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia on June 17, 2025. This section includes candidate profiles that may be created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff may ...

November 5, 2025 - Jones, a former member of the House of Delegates representing parts of Norfolk and Portsmouth, appears to have unseated incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares. All results are unofficial until certified. Read more on Democrats' sweep of statewide offices, and click here for more results from Virginia's 2025 general election.

Incumbent Mark Herring defeated Jay Jones in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia on June 8, 2021. ... The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jason Miyares in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below.

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 ...

May 16, 2025 - The two Democratic candidates are competing for the chance to challenge incumbent Republican Jason Miyares in the fall.

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.

November 4, 2025 - Lily Boyce Reporter Jones did not perform nearly as well as Abigail Spanberger, who was elected Virginia governor by a much wider margin. The discovery of violent texts sent by Jones in 2022 tightened the attorney general’s race. Circles show margin for leading candidate in the ballots counted so far.

November 5, 2025 - At the Embassy Suites in Virgina ... governor’s races were quickly called in favor of Democratic candidates Abigail Spanberger and Ghazala Hashmi....