Jay Jones

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 ...

5 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.

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 ...

October 4, 2025 - Jay Jones addresses supporters after winning the Democratic nomination for Virginia Attorney General on June 17.

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.

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June 18, 2025 - On Tuesday night, he said of Jones’ ... some nomination contests took place in Virginia’s more competitive districts. Democrat May Nivar won her primary race and will be taking on Republican incumbent Del....

2 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 ...

November 5, 2025 - Democrat Jay Jones participates in the Virginia attorney general debate with Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in Richmond, Virginia, Oct.

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]

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

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 ...

November 5, 2025 - Democrat Jay Jones will win the Virginia attorney general's race, CBS News projects, surviving a scandal that arose late in the race over violent text messages he had written in 2022 about a Republican legislator.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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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.