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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.
His victory, fueled by anger at the Trump administration, completed a Democratic sweep of Virginia’s three top statewide races.
“Donald Trump, MAGA and those corporate special interests believe that Virginia’s government should be beholden to them,” Mr. Jones said on Tuesday night, after the election had been called in his favor. “But tonight we sent a loud message to them and to every single person across this country: Virginia belongs to the people.”
With his victory, Mr. Jones becomes Virginia’s first Black attorney general.
From 2018 to 2022, Mr. Jones held the Virginia House of Delegates seat previously held by his father, Jerrauld C. Jones. He also served as an assistant attorney general in Washington, where he worked on consumer protection issues. On the campaign trail, he spoke often about protecting consumer rights, encouraging cleaner and more affordable energy sources and protecting families from unfair utility costs. Democrats now have another statewide platform from which to challenge Trump administration policies.