2025 Virginia Attorney General election
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The 2025 Virginia Attorney General election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the attorney general of Virginia. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is running for re-election.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Jason Miyares, incumbent attorney general (2022–present)[1]
Endorsements
[edit]Jason Miyares
Statewide officials
- Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia (2022–present)[2]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jay Jones, former state delegate from the 89th district (2018–2021) and candidate for attorney general in 2021[3]
- Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney (2012–present)[4]
Declined
[edit]- Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney (2020–present) (endorsed Jones)[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Jay Jones
- US Representatives
- Eugene Vindman, Virginia's 7th congressional district (2025–present)[6]
- Suhas Subramanyam, Virginia's 10th congressional district (2025–present)[7]
- Tom Perriello, Virginia's 5th congressional district (2009–2011)[6]
- Statewide officials
- Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia (2014–2018)[8]
- Ralph Northam, former governor of Virginia (2018–2022)[9]
- State legislators
- Lashrecse Aird, state senator from the 13th district (2024–present)[9]
- Alex Askew, state delegate from the 95th district (2020–2022, 2024–present)[9]
- Jeff Bourne, former state delegate from the 71st district (2017–2024)[9]
- Patrick Hope, state delegate from the 1st district (2010–present)[10]
- Adele McClure, state delegate from the 2nd district (2024–present)[10]
- Russet Perry, state senator from the 31st district (2024–present)[10]
- Atoosa Reaser, state delegate from the 27th district (2024–present)[10]
- Irene Shin, state delegate from the 8th district (2022–present)[10]
- Kannan Srinivasan, state senator from the 32nd district (2025–present)[10]
- Schuyler VanValkenburg, state senator from the 16th district (2024–present)[9]
- Lamont Bagby, state senator from the 14th district (2023–present)[6]
- Local officials
- Andrea Bailey, Prince William County Supervisor[10]
- Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Commonwealth’s Attorney of Arlington and Falls Church[10]
- Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney[5]
- Karl Frisch, Fairfax County School Board chair[10]
- Koran Saines, Loudoun County supervisor[10]
- Organizations
Shannon Taylor
- Statewide officials
- Mary Sue Terry, former Attorney General of Virginia (1986–1993)[11]
- Labor unions
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers and SMART Local 100[12]
- Organizations
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jay Jones |
Shannon Taylor |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D)[14][b] | March 11–13, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ±4.0% | 15% | 25% | 60% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Jones | |||
| Democratic | Shannon Taylor | |||
| Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Chen, Anna (April 3, 2025). "Republican Party of Virginia nominates Jason Miyares for Attorney General of Virginia". WJHL.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Diaz, Olivia (November 18, 2024). "Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares will seek reelection, quelling talk of a gubernatorial bid". Associated Press. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Mirshahi, Dean (November 12, 2024). "Former Delegate Jay Jones launches bid for Virginia attorney general". WRIC. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Mirshahi, Dean (June 19, 2024). "Henrico's top prosecutor Shannon Taylor kicks off 2025 Virginia attorney general run". WRIC ABC 8News. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Jarvis, Brandon (May 6, 2024). "Descano opts to endorse Jones instead of running for attorney general". Virginia Scope.
- ^ a b c d "Endorsements". Jay Jones for Virginia. December 10, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ "Congressman-Elect Suhas Subramanyam Announces Endorsement of Jay Jones for Attorney General". Jay Jones for Virginia. December 10, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ Feld, Lowell (May 21, 2024). "Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (and, btw, we'd all be a LOT better off if he were govenror NOW!), endorses Jay Jones for AG 2025". Blue Virginia. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Jarvis, Brandon (January 4, 2024). "Northam spearheads movement to encourage Jones to run for attorney general". Virginia Scope. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Feld, Lowell (April 1, 2024). "Virginians for Jay Jones supporters announced today". Blue Virginia. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (April 11, 2025). "Morning Digest: Don't sleep on these two major races happening in Virginia this year". The Downballot. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ Jarvis, Brandon (April 5, 2025). "Shannon Taylor announces Q1 fundraising haul". Virginia Scope. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ "EMILYs List Endorses State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi for Lieutenant Governor and Shannon Taylor for Attorney General of Virginia". Blue Virginia. December 12, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "New "Internal" Poll by Shannon Taylor for AG Campaign Finds Taylor Leading Jay Jones 25%-15%, with 60% Undecided". Blue Virginia. March 27, 2025. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites