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 next attorney general of Virginia. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is eligible to run for re-election.
Republican convention[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Potential[edit]
- Jason Miyares, incumbent Attorney General (2022–present)
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Potential[edit]
- Jay Jones, former state delegate from the 89th district (2018–2021) and candidate for attorney general in 2021[1]
Declined[edit]
- Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney (2020–present) (endorsed Jones)[1]
Endorsements[edit]
Jay Jones (not declared)
- Statewide officials
- Terry McAuliffe, former Governor of Virginia (2014–2018)[2]
- Ralph Northam, former Governor of Virginia (2018–2022)[3]
- State legislators
- Lashrecse Aird, state senator from the 13th district (2024–present)[3]
- Alex Askew, state delegate from the 95th district (2020–2022, 2024–present)[3]
- Jeff Bourne, former state delegate from the 71st district (2017–2024)[3]
- Patrick Hope, state delegate from the 1st district (2010–present)[4]
- Adele McClure, state delegate from the 2nd district (2024–present)[4]
- Russet Perry, state senator from the 31st district (2024–present)[4]
- Atoosa Reaser, state delegate from the 27th district (2024–present)[4]
- Irene Shin, state delegate from the 8th district (2022–present)[4]
- Kannan Srinivasan, state delegate from the 26th district (2024–present)[4]
- Schuyler VanValkenburg, state senator from the 16th district (2024–present)[3]
- Local officials
- Andrea Bailey, Prince William County Supervisor[4]
- Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney[1]
- Karl Frisch, Fairfax County School Board Chair[4]
- Koran Saines, Loudoun County Supervisor[4]
- Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Commonwealth’s Attorney of Arlington and Falls Church[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Jarvis, Brandon (May 6, 2024). "Descano opts to endorse Jones instead of running for attorney general". VirginiaScope.com.
- ^ 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". bluevirginia. Retrieved April 3, 2024.