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 ...

14 hours ago - Jason Miyares (born February 11, 1976) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 48th attorney general of Virginia since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 82nd district from 2016 to 2022. Miyares was ...

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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 ...

October 6, 2025 - One consequential contest in 2025 is the statewide race for attorney general featuring the incumbent, Republican Jason Miyares, and his Democratic challenger, Jay Jones.

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. Jay Jones defeated Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares despite resurfaced violent text messages that Jones sent in 2022.

November 4, 2025 - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, is encouraging voters to split their ticket between himself and Democrats also on the ballot — in an apparent snub of GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears.

2 weeks ago - Jones ran for and won the Democratic nomination for the 2025 Virginia Attorney General election against Shannon Taylor. He defeated Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in the general election amidst a wave election for the Democrats.

November 5, 2025 - Republican Attorney General Jason Miayres speaks to supporters on election night in Virginia Beach after losing his bid for reelection. (Photo by John Doucette/WHRO) ... At the Embassy Suites in Virgina Beach, the crowd for incumbent Attorney ...

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 ...

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.

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.

October 18, 2025 - Republican incumbent Jason Miyares is running for reelection against Democratic challenger Jay Jones.

November 10, 2025 - Amy Qin | November 4, 2025 Jay Jones, a Democrat, was elected attorney general in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Jason Miyares, the Republican incumbent, according to The Associated Press.

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 - RICHMOND, Va. — Democrat Jay Jones won the race for attorney general of Virginia on Tuesday, ousting Republican incumbent Jason Miyares.

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.

October 21, 2025 - Jay Jones is the Democratic candidate for Virginia’s Attorney General. He’s running against Republican incumbent Jason Miyares, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

October 28, 2025 - Republicans have been increasingly focused on shoring up Attorney General Jason Miyares amid the controversy over Democratic nominee Jay Jones' violent texts. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is locked in a tight race with Democratic nominee Jay Jones.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images

November 4, 2025 - Track the latest polls about Democrat Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in the Virginia attorney general election.