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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.
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jason Miyares, incumbent attorney general (2022–present)[1]
Endorsements
Jason Miyares
Statewide officials
- Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia (2022–present)[2]
Results
Democratic primary
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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. Shannon Taylor received over $800,000 from Dominion, its largest ever contribution in a single race.[3] Jay Jones received $579,000 from Clean Virginia.[4]
Candidates
Nominee
- Jay Jones, former Washington, D.C. assistant attorney general (2022–2023), former state delegate from the 89th district (2018–2021), and candidate for attorney general in 2021[5]
Eliminated in primary
- Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney (2012–present)[6]
Declined
- Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney (2020–present) (endorsed Jones)[7]
Endorsements
Jay Jones
- U.S. Representatives
- Bobby Scott, Virginia's 3rd congressional district (1993–present)[8]
- Statewide officials
- Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia (2014–2018)[9]
- Ralph Northam, former governor of Virginia (2018–2022)[10]
- State legislators
- Lashrecse Aird, state senator from the 13th district (2024–present)[10]
- Alex Askew, state delegate from the 95th district (2020–2022, 2024–present)[10]
- Jeff Bourne, former state delegate from the 71st district (2017–2024)[10]
- Patrick Hope, state delegate from the 1st district (2010–present)[11]
- Adele McClure, state delegate from the 2nd district (2024–present)[11]
- Russet Perry, state senator from the 31st district (2024–present)[11]
- Atoosa Reaser, state delegate from the 27th district (2024–present)[11]
- Irene Shin, state delegate from the 8th district (2022–present)[11]
- Kannan Srinivasan, state senator from the 32nd district (2025–present)[11]
- Schuyler VanValkenburg, state senator from the 16th district (2024–present)[10]
- Local officials
- Andrea Bailey, Prince William County Supervisor[11]
- Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Commonwealth’s Attorney of Arlington and Falls Church[11]
- Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney[7]
- Karl Frisch, Fairfax County School Board chair[11]
- Koran Saines, Loudoun County supervisor[11]
- Organizations
Shannon Taylor
- Statewide officials
- Mary Sue Terry, former Attorney General of Virginia (1986–1993)[14]
- Mark Herring, former Attorney General of Virginia (2014–2022)[15]
- State legislators
- Dick Saslaw, majority leader of the Virginia State Senate (2020–2024) from the 35th district (1980-2024)[16]
- Eileen Filler-Corn, former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2020–2022) from the 41st district (2010–2024)[16]
- Labor unions
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers and SMART Local 100[17]
- Organizations
Polling
Results

Jones
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Taylor
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Tie
- 50%
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General election
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Post-primary endorsements
Jay Jones (D)
- Local officials
- Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney (2012–present) (eliminated in primary)[21]
- Organizations
Jason Miyares (R)
- Local officials
- 19 sheriffs[26]
Polling
Hypothetical polling
Jason Miyares vs. Generic Democrat
Results
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
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