Jay Jones Unseats Miyares as Virginia Attorney General

MANASSAS, Va.—Former Virginia state Delegate Jay Jones won the Nov. 4 race for Virginia’s top prosecutor, knocking off incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares. The Associated Press called the race at 10:05 p.m. ET. Jones won as former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) prevailed in the gubernatorial contest in the state, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Democrat Ghazala Hashmi was also elected lieutenant governor. Jones came under fire after National Review published an explosive story about him texting Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyner in 2022  and saying that if he had two bullets and had the option to use them on Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, or former House of Delegates Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican, he would use both against Gilbert....