2025 Virginia Attorney General election
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The 2025 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the attorney general of Virginia. The election was held concurrently with elections for Virginia's statewide offices, the House of Delegates, and other local offices. Incumbent Republican attorney general Jason Miyares lost his bid for a second term to a challenge by the Democratic nominee Jay Jones in the general election.[1][2] The in-person early voting period ran from September 19 to November 1, 2025.[3]
During his campaign for attorney general, Jones received widespread condemnation after text messages from 2022 surfaced in which he joked about shooting the then-state house speaker Todd Gilbert and fantasized about the death of his children, while deriding a moderate Democrat who had received eulogies from Republicans.[4][5][6] Despite the controversy and bipartisan condemnation, including from his running mates, Jones defied the polls that predicted the reelection of Miyares and won the election by 6.69%.[7][8] Jones became the first African American to serve as Virginia attorney general.[9] Jones outperformed Kamala Harris from 2024, but largely underperformed Abigail Spanberger in the concurrent gubernatorial election.
Background
Incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares announced his re-election bid on November 18, 2024, on X after declining a gubernatorial bid.[10]
He received the party's nomination on April 3, after no other candidacies were filed.[11]
Candidates
Nominee
- Jason Miyares, incumbent attorney general (2022–2026)[11]
Endorsements
Statewide officials
- Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia (2022–2026)[12]
Democratic primary
Campaign
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.[13] Jay Jones received $579,000 from Clean Virginia.[14]
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[15]
Eliminated in primary
- Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney (2012–present)[16]
Declined
- Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney (2020–present) (endorsed Jones)[17]
Endorsements
- U.S. Senators
- Cory Booker, New Jersey (2013–present)[18]
- U.S. Representatives
- Bobby Scott, VA-03 (1993–present)[19]
- Suhas Subramanyam, VA-10 (2025–present)[19]
- Eugene Vindman, VA-07 (2025–present)[19]
- Statewide officials
- Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia (2014–2018)[20]
- Ralph Northam, former governor of Virginia (2018–2022)[20]
- State legislators
- Lashrecse Aird, state senator from the 13th district (2024–present)[21]
- Alex Askew, state delegate from the 95th district (2020–2022, 2024–present)[21]
- Jeff Bourne, former state delegate from the 71st district (2017–2024)[21]
- Patrick Hope, state delegate from the 1st district (2010–present)[22]
- Adele McClure, state delegate from the 2nd district (2024–present)[22]
- Russet Perry, state senator from the 31st district (2024–present)[22]
- Atoosa Reaser, state delegate from the 27th district (2024–present)[22]
- Irene Shin, state delegate from the 8th district (2022–present)[22]
- Kannan Srinivasan, state senator from the 32nd district (2025–present)[22]
- Schuyler VanValkenburg, state senator from the 16th district (2024–present)[21]
- Local officials
- Andrea Bailey, Prince William County Supervisor[22]
- Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Commonwealth's Attorney of Arlington and Falls Church[22]
- Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney[17]
- Karl Frisch, Fairfax County School Board chair[22]
- Koran Saines, Loudoun County supervisor[22]
- Organizations
- Statewide officials
- Mary Sue Terry, former Attorney General of Virginia (1986–1993)[25]
- Mark Herring, former Attorney General of Virginia (2014–2022)[26]
- State legislators
- Dick Saslaw, former majority leader of the Virginia State Senate (2020–2024) from the 35th district (1980–2024)[27]
- Eileen Filler-Corn, former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2020–2022) from the 41st district (2010–2024)[27]
- Labor unions
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers and SMART Local 100[28]
- Organizations
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jay Jones |
Shannon Taylor |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D)[30][A] | March 11–13, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 15% | 25% | 60% |
Results
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Jones | 252,976 | 51.11% | |
| Democratic | Shannon Taylor | 241,969 | 48.89% | |
| Total votes | 494,945 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Campaign
In October, a month before the election, a 2022 text conversation that Jay Jones had with Republican delegate Carrie Coyner following the death of former delegate Democrat Joe Johnson Jr. was made public by National Review. In the texts, Jones made disparaging remarks toward Republican members of the House, stating, "If those guys die before me I will go to their funerals to piss on their graves." Jones then followed up the remark by targeting then-Speaker of the House of Delegates Republican Todd Gilbert, giving a scenario in which Gilbert would be shot twice in the head. Jones said, "Three people, two bullets, Gilbert, Hitler, and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head. Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know, and he receives both bullets every time." Jones would then take his remarks further, targeting Gilbert's children, wishing death upon them, and stating that Gilbert and his wife were "evil" and "breeding little fascists."[32][33][34][35]
Jones received bipartisan condemnation for his texts. His running mates Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee in the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election, and Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic nominee in the 2025 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, both issued statements condemning Jones's comments. Spanberger stated that she had spoken with Jones regarding her "disgust". Meanwhile, Hashmi stated, "I condemn it at every turn, Jay must take accountability for the pain that his words have caused", along with U.S. Senator Mark Warner writing that Jones's comments are "appalling, unacceptable, and inconsistent with the person [he's] known."[36] Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell called the texts "a serious lapse in judgment that cannot be defended," while current Virginia House Speaker Don Scott condemned the remarks but stated that "we can't get distracted, because they want us to get distracted by the text message here or something else. Stay focused."[35] Republicans, including Governor Glenn Youngkin, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Vice President JD Vance, called for Jones to withdraw from the race.[37][38]
In Jones's initial statement following the publication, he accused his opponent of "dropping smears through Trump-controlled media organizations to assault my character and rescue his desperate campaign" and stated that his opponent "will continue to be accountable to Donald Trump, not the people of Virginia."[39] Prior to the article, it had come out that in the same year, Jones was charged with reckless driving after driving 116 miles per hour on Interstate 64 in New Kent County. Despite Virginia's mandatory one-year jail sentence for reckless driving, Jones was sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service, half of which he served working for his own PAC, Meet Our Moment, along with a $1,500 fine.[40] Jones would later issue a statement taking responsibility for the text messages and apologized to Gilbert and his family.[41]
A criminal investigation was opened against Jones by the New Kent County Commonwealth's Attorney on October 9, stating that the documentation did not clearly indicate that Meet Our Moment was a political action committee and that community service must be performed at nonpolitical nonprofit organizations.[42] On October 21, a judge signed an order recusing the New Kent County Commonwealth's Attorney and appointing the Williamsburg-James City County Commonwealth's Attorney as a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation.[43]
Debates
There was one streamed debate, on October 16, hosted by the University of Richmond.[44]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Miyares | Jones | |||||
| 1 | October 16, 2025 | Virginia Bar Association University of Richmond |
Brett Marston | [45] | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| State Navigate[46] | Lean D (flip) | October 22, 2025 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[47] | Lean D (flip) | August 21, 2025 |
Post-primary endorsements
- Federal officials
- Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)[48]
- Statewide officials
- Bob McDonnell, former governor of Virginia (2010–2014)[49]
- Larry Hogan, former governor of Maryland (2015–2023)[50][51]
- James Uthmeier, Attorney General of Florida (2025–present) [citation needed]
- U.S. representatives
- Denver Riggleman, former U.S. Representative from VA-5 (2019–2021) (Independent)[52]
- State legislators
- Mark Earley Jr., state delegate from the 73rd district (2024–present)[53]
- Local officials
- Pat Herrity, Fairfax County supervisor from the Springfield district (2008–present)[54]
- Organizations
- U.S. senators
- State legislators
- Lamont Bagby, state senator from the 14th district (2024–present)[59]
- Joe Morrissey, former state senator from the 16th district (2020–2024)[60]
- Local officials
- Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney (2012–present) (eliminated in primary)[61]
- Organizations
Polling
Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Jason Miyares (R) |
Jay Jones (D) |
Other/Undecided [b] |
Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Desk HQ[68] | through November 3, 2025 | November 3, 2025 | 47.3% | 45.5% | 7.1% | Miyares +1.8% |
| RealClearPolitics[69] | October 16–31, 2025 | November 2, 2025 | 47.0% | 45.4% | 7.6% | Miyares +1.6% |
| VoteHub[70] | through November 3, 2025 | November 4, 2025 | 46.9% | 45.8% | 7.3% | Miyares +1.1% |
| Average | 47.1% | 45.6% | 7.3% | Miyares +1.5% | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jason Miyares (R) |
Jay Jones (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantus Insights (R)[71] | November 3, 2025 | 1,039 (LV) | ± 2.7% | 47% | 47% | 1% | 5% |
| InsiderAdvantage (R)[72] | November 2–3, 2025 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 49% | – | 4% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R)[73] | November 1–2, 2025 | 1,057 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 46% | 46% | – | 8% |
| Emerson College[74] | October 30–31, 2025 | 880 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 47% | 49% | – | 4% |
| Echelon Insights[75] | October 28–31, 2025 | 606 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 49% | 46% | 1%[c] | 4% |
| AtlasIntel[76] | October 25–30, 2025 | 1,325 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 48% | 47% | 3%[d] | 2% |
| SoCal Strategies (R)[77][B] | October 28–29, 2025 | 800 (LV) | – | 48% | 46% | – | 6% |
| State Navigate[78] | October 26–28, 2025 | 614 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 46% | 49% | – | 5% |
| Roanoke College[79] | October 22–27, 2025 | 1,041 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 46% | 38% | 4%[e] | 12% |
| A2 Insights[80] | October 24–26, 2025 | 776 (LV) | – | 49% | 48% | – | 3% |
| Christopher Newport University[81] | October 21–23, 2025 | 803 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 46% | 45% | 1% | 8% |
| Suffolk University[82] | October 19–21, 2025 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 46% | 42% | 2%[f] | 9% |
| Quantus Insights (R)[83] | October 19–20, 2025 | 1,302 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 49% | 42% | 2% | 7% |
| State Navigate[84] | October 17–20, 2025 | 694 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 50% | – | 5% |
| The Washington Post/Schar School[85] | October 16–20, 2025 | 927 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 46% | 5%[g] | 3% |
| 927 (RV) | 44% | 44% | 9%[h] | 3% | |||
| Kaplan Strategies (R)[86] | October 16–18, 2025 | 556 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 45% | 44% | – | 10% |
| co/efficient (R)[87] | October 15–17, 2025 | 937 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 46% | 42% | – | 11% |
| Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[88][C] | October 14–17, 2025 | 958 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 47% | 47% | – | 6% |
| The Trafalgar Group/InsiderAdvantage (R)[89] | October 13–15, 2025 | 1,039 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 50% | 45% | – | 6% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University[90] | October 6–14, 2025 | 842 (A) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 42% | – | 12% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R)[91] | October 8–10, 2025 | 1,034 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 49% | 43% | – | 8% |
| Cygnal (R)[92][D] | October 6–7, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 46% | 44% | – | 10% |
| Hart Research (D)[93][E] | October 4–6, 2025 | 600 (LV) | – | 45% | 46% | – | 9% |
| Jay Jones text messages leak | |||||||
| Christopher Newport University[94] | September 29 – October 1, 2025 | 805 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 43% | 49% | – | 8% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R)[95] | September 29 – October 1, 2025 | 1,034 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 45% | 49% | – | 6% |
| The Washington Post/Schar School[96] | September 25–29, 2025 | 1,002 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 45% | 51% | 1%[i] | 3% |
| 1,002 (RV) | 42% | 48% | 6%[j] | 3% | |||
| A2 Insights[97] | September 16–28, 2025 | 771 (LV) | – | 46% | 49% | 1%[k] | 5% |
| OnMessage Inc. (R)[98] | September 15–18, 2025 | 800 (V) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 46% | – | 8% |
| Christopher Newport University[99] | September 8–14, 2025 | 808 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 41% | 48% | – | 12% |
| Cygnal (R)[92][D] | September 7, 2025 | – | – | 43% | 46% | – | 11% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University[100] | August 18–28, 2025 | 804 (A) | ± 4.1% | 41% | 47% | – | 12% |
| SoCal Strategies (R)[101][F] | August 31 – September 1, 2025 | 700 (LV) | – | 41% | 46% | – | 12% |
| co/efficient (R)[102] | August 23–26, 2025 | 1,025 (LV) | ± 3.06% | 44% | 45% | – | 11% |
| Roanoke College[103][104] | August 11–15, 2025 | 702 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 38% | 41% | – | 21% |
| Wick Insights[105] | July 9–11, 2025 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 41% | 48% | – | 11% |
| American Directions Research Group/AARP[106] | June 25 – July 8, 2025 | 1,001 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 36% | 53% | – | 11% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University[107] | June 19 – July 3, 2025 | 764 (RV) | ± 4.2% | 37% | 46% | 3%[l] | 13% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Jones | 1,804,940 | 53.14% | +3.59% | |
| Republican | Jason Miyares (incumbent) | 1,577,843 | 46.45% | −3.91% | |
| Write-in | 13,716 | 0.40% | +0.31% | ||
| Total votes | 3,396,499 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
By county and independent city
The counties and cities of Caroline, Nelson, Prince Edward, Spotsylvania, Waynesboro, and York voted for Miyares and Democrat Abigail Spanberger for governor.
| Locality[110] | Jason Miyares Republican |
Jay Jones Democratic |
Write-in Various |
Margin | Totals | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Accomack | 7,462 | 57.57% | 5,479 | 42.27% | 21 | 0.16% | −1,983 | −15.30% | 12,962 |
| Albemarle | 18,727 | 34.16% | 35,798 | 65.30% | 296 | 0.54% | 17,071 | 31.14% | 54,821 |
| Alexandria | 13,412 | 21.86% | 47,317 | 77.12% | 630 | 1.03% | 33,905 | 55.26% | 61,359 |
| Alleghany | 4,179 | 72.64% | 1,559 | 27.10% | 15 | 0.26% | −2,620 | −45.54% | 5,753 |
| Amelia | 4,686 | 74.03% | 1,637 | 25.86% | 7 | 0.11% | −3,049 | −48.17% | 6,330 |
| Amherst | 9,121 | 69.70% | 3,941 | 30.12% | 24 | 0.18% | −5,180 | −39.58% | 13,086 |
| Appomattox | 5,751 | 78.17% | 1,594 | 21.67% | 12 | 0.16% | −4,157 | −56.50% | 7,357 |
| Arlington | 21,021 | 21.59% | 75,633 | 77.67% | 719 | 0.74% | 54,612 | 56.09% | 97,373 |
| Augusta | 25,478 | 75.09% | 8,352 | 24.62% | 99 | 0.29% | −17,126 | −50.48% | 33,929 |
| Bath | 1,461 | 77.02% | 431 | 22.72% | 5 | 0.26% | −1,030 | −54.30% | 1,897 |
| Bedford | 30,203 | 77.36% | 8,761 | 22.44% | 80 | 0.20% | −21,442 | −54.92% | 39,044 |
| Bland | 2,024 | 84.44% | 370 | 15.44% | 3 | 0.13% | −1,654 | −69.00% | 2,397 |
| Botetourt | 12,400 | 74.34% | 4,254 | 25.50% | 27 | 0.16% | −8,146 | −48.83% | 16,681 |
| Bristol | 3,242 | 68.79% | 1,460 | 30.98% | 11 | 0.23% | −1,782 | −37.81% | 4,713 |
| Brunswick | 2,720 | 45.96% | 3,186 | 53.84% | 12 | 0.20% | 466 | 7.87% | 5,918 |
| Buchanan | 4,519 | 83.98% | 851 | 15.81% | 11 | 0.20% | −3,668 | −68.17% | 5,381 |
| Buckingham | 3,730 | 61.84% | 2,289 | 37.95% | 13 | 0.22% | −1,441 | −23.89% | 6,032 |
| Buena Vista | 1,491 | 71.41% | 590 | 28.26% | 7 | 0.34% | −901 | −43.15% | 2,088 |
| Campbell | 17,470 | 76.18% | 5,410 | 23.59% | 52 | 0.23% | −12,060 | −52.59% | 22,932 |
| Caroline | 7,057 | 52.87% | 6,255 | 46.86% | 35 | 0.26% | −802 | −6.01% | 13,347 |
| Carroll | 9,112 | 80.75% | 2,157 | 19.12% | 15 | 0.13% | −6,955 | −61.64% | 11,284 |
| Charles City | 1,587 | 45.76% | 1,867 | 53.84% | 14 | 0.40% | 280 | 8.07% | 3,468 |
| Charlotte | 3,262 | 69.54% | 1,422 | 30.31% | 7 | 0.15% | −1,840 | −39.22% | 4,691 |
| Charlottesville | 2,667 | 14.50% | 15,625 | 84.95% | 102 | 0.55% | 12,958 | 70.45% | 18,394 |
| Chesapeake | 45,173 | 47.21% | 50,267 | 52.53% | 253 | 0.26% | 5,094 | 5.32% | 95,693 |
| Chesterfield | 77,198 | 45.62% | 91,374 | 54.00% | 644 | 0.38% | 14,176 | 8.38% | 169,216 |
| Clarke | 4,461 | 58.93% | 3,081 | 40.70% | 28 | 0.37% | −1,380 | −18.23% | 7,570 |
| Colonial Heights | 4,318 | 66.12% | 2,198 | 33.65% | 15 | 0.23% | −2,120 | −32.46% | 6,531 |
| Covington | 1,062 | 63.94% | 596 | 35.88% | 3 | 0.18% | −466 | −28.06% | 1,661 |
| Craig | 1,863 | 82.65% | 387 | 17.17% | 4 | 0.18% | −1,476 | −65.48% | 2,254 |
| Culpeper | 13,444 | 62.18% | 8,111 | 37.52% | 65 | 0.30% | −5,333 | −24.67% | 21,620 |
| Cumberland | 2,724 | 61.91% | 1,660 | 37.73% | 16 | 0.36% | −1,064 | −24.18% | 4,400 |
| Danville | 4,861 | 39.94% | 7,276 | 59.78% | 34 | 0.28% | 2,415 | 19.84% | 12,171 |
| Dickenson | 3,513 | 79.21% | 912 | 20.56% | 10 | 0.23% | −2,601 | −58.65% | 4,435 |
| Dinwiddie | 7,305 | 60.65% | 4,715 | 39.14% | 25 | 0.21% | −2,590 | −21.50% | 12,045 |
| Emporia | 593 | 35.64% | 1,069 | 64.24% | 2 | 0.12% | 476 | 28.61% | 1,664 |
| Essex | 2,691 | 55.66% | 2,130 | 44.05% | 14 | 0.29% | −561 | −11.60% | 4,835 |
| Fairfax City | 3,331 | 32.54% | 6,832 | 66.74% | 74 | 0.72% | 3,501 | 34.20% | 10,237 |
| Fairfax County | 136,325 | 30.94% | 301,294 | 68.38% | 3,003 | 0.68% | 164,969 | 37.44% | 440,622 |
| Falls Church | 1,591 | 21.65% | 5,696 | 77.50% | 63 | 0.86% | 4,105 | 55.85% | 7,350 |
| Fauquier | 21,127 | 61.68% | 13,012 | 37.99% | 113 | 0.33% | −8,115 | −23.69% | 34,252 |
| Floyd | 4,949 | 67.11% | 2,406 | 32.62% | 20 | 0.27% | −2,543 | −34.48% | 7,375 |
| Fluvanna | 7,151 | 53.79% | 6,096 | 45.86% | 47 | 0.35% | −1,055 | −7.94% | 13,294 |
| Franklin City | 1,153 | 39.47% | 1,766 | 60.46% | 2 | 0.07% | 613 | 20.99% | 2,921 |
| Franklin County | 17,062 | 74.00% | 5,936 | 25.74% | 59 | 0.26% | −11,126 | −48.25% | 23,057 |
| Frederick | 24,411 | 63.15% | 14,177 | 36.67% | 68 | 0.18% | −10,234 | −26.47% | 38,656 |
| Fredericksburg | 3,408 | 32.89% | 6,906 | 66.64% | 49 | 0.47% | 3,498 | 33.75% | 10,363 |
| Galax | 1,334 | 71.15% | 539 | 28.75% | 2 | 0.11% | −795 | −42.40% | 1,875 |
| Giles | 5,186 | 76.89% | 1,543 | 22.88% | 16 | 0.24% | −3,643 | −54.01% | 6,745 |
| Gloucester | 11,982 | 69.52% | 5,221 | 30.29% | 32 | 0.19% | −6,761 | −39.23% | 17,235 |
| Goochland | 10,604 | 62.84% | 6,216 | 36.84% | 55 | 0.33% | −4,388 | −26.00% | 16,875 |
| Grayson | 4,752 | 81.15% | 1,098 | 18.75% | 6 | 0.10% | −3,654 | −62.40% | 5,856 |
| Greene | 5,762 | 61.25% | 3,615 | 38.43% | 30 | 0.32% | −2,147 | −22.82% | 9,407 |
| Greensville | 1,503 | 45.09% | 1,828 | 54.85% | 2 | 0.06% | 325 | 9.75% | 3,333 |
| Halifax | 8,237 | 62.04% | 5,024 | 37.84% | 15 | 0.11% | −3,213 | −24.20% | 13,276 |
| Hampton | 13,063 | 27.81% | 33,819 | 71.99% | 96 | 0.20% | 20,756 | 44.18% | 46,978 |
| Hanover | 39,076 | 65.29% | 20,535 | 34.31% | 241 | 0.40% | −18,541 | −30.98% | 59,852 |
| Harrisonburg | 4,122 | 31.94% | 8,722 | 67.59% | 60 | 0.46% | 4,600 | 35.65% | 12,904 |
| Henrico | 53,005 | 35.89% | 94,039 | 63.67% | 653 | 0.44% | 41,034 | 27.78% | 147,697 |
| Henry | 11,604 | 66.54% | 5,796 | 33.23% | 40 | 0.23% | −5,808 | −33.30% | 17,440 |
| Highland | 859 | 73.23% | 308 | 26.26% | 6 | 0.51% | −551 | −46.97% | 1,173 |
| Hopewell | 2,827 | 42.65% | 3,794 | 57.24% | 7 | 0.11% | 967 | 14.59% | 6,628 |
| Isle of Wight | 11,495 | 60.22% | 7,556 | 39.59% | 37 | 0.19% | −3,939 | −20.64% | 19,088 |
| James City | 20,848 | 49.36% | 21,230 | 50.27% | 156 | 0.37% | 382 | 0.90% | 42,234 |
| King and Queen | 2,073 | 63.57% | 1,180 | 36.19% | 8 | 0.25% | −893 | −27.38% | 3,261 |
| King George | 7,279 | 62.87% | 4,266 | 36.85% | 33 | 0.29% | −3,013 | −26.02% | 11,578 |
| King William | 6,325 | 70.28% | 2,657 | 29.52% | 18 | 0.20% | −3,668 | −40.76% | 9,000 |
| Lancaster | 3,477 | 58.26% | 2,469 | 41.37% | 22 | 0.37% | −1,008 | −16.89% | 5,968 |
| Lee | 5,568 | 86.45% | 867 | 13.46% | 6 | 0.09% | −4,701 | −72.99% | 6,441 |
| Lexington | 787 | 37.02% | 1,329 | 62.51% | 10 | 0.47% | 542 | 25.49% | 2,126 |
| Loudoun | 66,849 | 40.18% | 98,696 | 59.32% | 841 | 0.51% | 31,847 | 19.14% | 166,386 |
| Louisa | 11,938 | 63.52% | 6,804 | 36.20% | 51 | 0.27% | −5,134 | −27.32% | 18,793 |
| Lunenburg | 2,789 | 62.32% | 1,676 | 37.45% | 10 | 0.22% | −1,113 | −24.87% | 4,475 |
| Lynchburg | 14,340 | 54.08% | 12,082 | 45.56% | 95 | 0.36% | −2,258 | −8.52% | 26,517 |
| Madison | 4,483 | 68.24% | 2,063 | 31.41% | 23 | 0.35% | −2,420 | −36.84% | 6,569 |
| Manassas | 4,446 | 38.28% | 7,120 | 61.31% | 48 | 0.41% | 2,674 | 23.02% | 11,614 |
| Manassas Park | 1,282 | 32.27% | 2,674 | 67.30% | 17 | 0.43% | 1,392 | 35.04% | 3,973 |
| Martinsville | 1,556 | 39.42% | 2,386 | 60.45% | 5 | 0.13% | 830 | 21.03% | 3,947 |
| Mathews | 3,427 | 71.86% | 1,335 | 27.99% | 7 | 0.15% | −2,092 | −43.87% | 4,769 |
| Mecklenburg | 7,334 | 62.35% | 4,409 | 37.48% | 20 | 0.17% | −2,925 | −24.87% | 11,763 |
| Middlesex | 3,657 | 65.37% | 1,926 | 34.43% | 11 | 0.20% | −1,731 | −30.94% | 5,594 |
| Montgomery | 16,712 | 46.14% | 19,335 | 53.38% | 173 | 0.48% | 2,623 | 7.24% | 36,220 |
| Nelson | 4,043 | 53.13% | 3,543 | 46.56% | 23 | 0.30% | −500 | −6.57% | 7,609 |
| New Kent | 9,299 | 67.30% | 4,478 | 32.41% | 41 | 0.30% | −4,821 | −34.89% | 13,818 |
| Newport News | 19,061 | 33.99% | 36,885 | 65.77% | 139 | 0.25% | 17,824 | 31.78% | 56,085 |
| Norfolk | 17,459 | 27.38% | 46,057 | 72.22% | 260 | 0.41% | 28,598 | 44.84% | 63,776 |
| Northampton | 2,648 | 48.44% | 2,798 | 51.18% | 21 | 0.38% | 150 | 2.74% | 5,467 |
| Northumberland | 4,354 | 64.16% | 2,413 | 35.56% | 19 | 0.28% | −1,941 | −28.60% | 6,786 |
| Norton | 750 | 72.12% | 289 | 27.79% | 1 | 0.10% | −461 | −44.33% | 1,040 |
| Nottoway | 3,299 | 61.42% | 2,060 | 38.35% | 12 | 0.22% | −1,239 | −23.07% | 5,371 |
| Orange | 10,559 | 61.54% | 6,526 | 38.03% | 74 | 0.43% | −4,033 | −23.50% | 17,159 |
| Page | 7,196 | 77.84% | 2,032 | 21.98% | 17 | 0.18% | −5,164 | −55.86% | 9,245 |
| Patrick | 5,238 | 79.60% | 1,332 | 20.24% | 10 | 0.15% | −3,906 | −59.36% | 6,580 |
| Petersburg | 1,281 | 12.97% | 8,575 | 86.81% | 22 | 0.22% | 7,294 | 73.84% | 9,878 |
| Pittsylvania | 17,897 | 72.60% | 6,712 | 27.23% | 44 | 0.18% | −11,185 | −45.37% | 24,653 |
| Poquoson | 4,624 | 74.16% | 1,598 | 25.63% | 13 | 0.21% | −3,026 | −48.53% | 6,235 |
| Portsmouth | 9,147 | 29.32% | 21,988 | 70.48% | 62 | 0.20% | 12,841 | 41.16% | 31,197 |
| Powhatan | 12,507 | 73.86% | 4,376 | 25.84% | 51 | 0.30% | −8,131 | −48.02% | 16,934 |
| Prince Edward | 3,853 | 52.05% | 3,520 | 47.55% | 29 | 0.39% | −333 | −4.50% | 7,402 |
| Prince George | 8,327 | 61.06% | 5,294 | 38.82% | 16 | 0.12% | −3,033 | −22.24% | 13,637 |
| Prince William | 60,386 | 36.71% | 103,553 | 62.95% | 572 | 0.35% | 43,167 | 26.24% | 164,511 |
| Pulaski | 9,004 | 72.15% | 3,440 | 27.56% | 36 | 0.29% | −5,564 | −44.58% | 12,480 |
| Radford | 2,197 | 47.28% | 2,426 | 52.21% | 24 | 0.52% | 229 | 4.93% | 4,647 |
| Rappahannock | 2,368 | 59.20% | 1,606 | 40.15% | 26 | 0.65% | −762 | −19.05% | 4,000 |
| Richmond City | 15,390 | 17.17% | 73,702 | 82.21% | 560 | 0.62% | 58,312 | 65.04% | 89,652 |
| Richmond County | 2,098 | 67.46% | 1,012 | 32.54% | 0 | 0.00% | −1,086 | −34.92% | 3,110 |
| Roanoke City | 11,204 | 36.75% | 19,104 | 62.66% | 178 | 0.58% | 7,900 | 25.91% | 30,486 |
| Roanoke County | 26,480 | 62.34% | 15,822 | 37.25% | 176 | 0.41% | −10,658 | −25.09% | 42,478 |
| Rockbridge | 6,883 | 68.54% | 3,126 | 31.13% | 34 | 0.34% | −3,757 | −37.41% | 10,043 |
| Rockingham | 25,672 | 71.72% | 9,994 | 27.92% | 131 | 0.37% | −15,678 | −43.80% | 35,797 |
| Russell | 7,451 | 83.77% | 1,418 | 15.94% | 26 | 0.29% | −6,033 | −67.82% | 8,895 |
| Salem | 5,664 | 60.46% | 3,663 | 39.10% | 41 | 0.44% | −2,001 | −21.36% | 9,368 |
| Scott | 6,276 | 85.77% | 1,026 | 14.02% | 15 | 0.21% | −5,250 | −71.75% | 7,317 |
| Shenandoah | 13,020 | 72.25% | 4,937 | 27.40% | 63 | 0.35% | −8,083 | −44.86% | 18,020 |
| Smyth | 8,070 | 81.18% | 1,843 | 18.54% | 28 | 0.28% | −6,227 | −62.64% | 9,941 |
| Southampton | 4,698 | 63.44% | 2,698 | 36.43% | 9 | 0.12% | −2,000 | −27.01% | 7,405 |
| Spotsylvania | 31,187 | 52.53% | 28,020 | 47.19% | 165 | 0.28% | −3,167 | −5.33% | 59,372 |
| Stafford | 30,186 | 48.17% | 32,279 | 51.51% | 201 | 0.32% | 2,093 | 3.34% | 62,666 |
| Staunton | 4,586 | 42.98% | 6,043 | 56.64% | 40 | 0.37% | 1,457 | 13.66% | 10,669 |
| Suffolk | 17,131 | 41.30% | 24,265 | 58.50% | 83 | 0.20% | 7,134 | 17.20% | 41,479 |
| Surry | 1,778 | 49.75% | 1,789 | 50.06% | 7 | 0.20% | 11 | 0.31% | 3,574 |
| Sussex | 1,854 | 48.46% | 1,965 | 51.36% | 7 | 0.18% | 111 | 2.90% | 3,826 |
| Tazewell | 10,533 | 83.60% | 2,044 | 16.22% | 23 | 0.18% | −8,489 | −67.37% | 12,600 |
| Virginia Beach | 82,620 | 49.12% | 85,191 | 50.65% | 387 | 0.23% | 2,571 | 1.53% | 168,198 |
| Warren | 10,888 | 67.68% | 5,145 | 31.98% | 55 | 0.34% | −5,743 | −35.70% | 16,088 |
| Washington | 16,326 | 78.08% | 4,515 | 21.59% | 68 | 0.33% | −11,811 | −56.49% | 20,909 |
| Waynesboro | 4,280 | 50.87% | 4,111 | 48.86% | 23 | 0.27% | −169 | −2.01% | 8,414 |
| Westmoreland | 4,614 | 57.08% | 3,457 | 42.77% | 12 | 0.15% | −1,157 | −14.31% | 8,083 |
| Williamsburg | 1,931 | 29.13% | 4,668 | 70.43% | 29 | 0.44% | 2,737 | 41.29% | 6,628 |
| Winchester | 3,803 | 43.87% | 4,831 | 55.73% | 34 | 0.39% | 1,028 | 11.86% | 8,668 |
| Wise | 8,993 | 81.96% | 1,956 | 17.83% | 23 | 0.21% | −7,037 | −64.14% | 10,972 |
| Wythe | 8,747 | 79.53% | 2,229 | 20.27% | 23 | 0.21% | −6,518 | −59.26% | 10,999 |
| York | 16,906 | 54.04% | 14,294 | 45.69% | 83 | 0.27% | −2,612 | −8.35% | 31,283 |
| Totals | 1,577,843 | 46.45% | 1,804,940 | 53.14% | 13,716 | 0.40% | 227,097 | 6.69% | 3,396,499 |
Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Chesapeake (independent city)
- Chesterfield (largest municipality: Chester)
- James City (largest municipality: Williamsburg)
- Montgomery (largest municipality: Blacksburg)
- Northampton (largest municipality: Exmore)
- Radford (independent city)
- Stafford (largest municipality: Aquia Harbour)
- Virginia Beach (independent city)
By congressional district
Jones won six of 11 congressional districts.[111]
| District | Miyares | Jones | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 54.0% | 45.6% | Rob Wittman |
| 2nd | 50.4% | 49.4% | Jen Kiggans |
| 3rd | 30.8% | 68.9% | Bobby Scott |
| 4th | 32.5% | 67.1% | Jennifer McClellan |
| 5th | 57.1% | 42.6% | John McGuire |
| 6th | 62.1% | 37.5% | Ben Cline |
| 7th | 46.2% | 53.5% | Eugene Vindman |
| 8th | 24.9% | 74.3% | Don Beyer |
| 9th | 71.5% | 28.2% | Morgan Griffith |
| 10th | 44.3% | 55.2% | Suhas Subramanyam |
| 11th | 31.2% | 68.1% | James Walkinshaw |
Exit poll
Miyares had the best performance among the three statewide Republicans in the 2025 Virginia elections. Miyares benefitted from ticket splitting among White and Hispanic voters, winning a majority of Latino men and Whites, while Jones won Black and Asian voters by large margins.[112]
CNN exit poll
| Demographic subgroup | Jones | Miyares | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideology | |||
| Liberals | 91 | 9 | 33 |
| Moderates | 63 | 37 | 33 |
| Conservatives | 8 | 91 | 35 |
| Party | |||
| Democrats | 95 | 4 | 36 |
| Republicans | 4 | 96 | 31 |
| Independents | 53 | 46 | 33 |
| Donald Trump job approval | |||
| Approve | 3 | 97 | 39 |
| Disapprove | 89 | 11 | 59 |
| Most important issue facing Virginia | |||
| Economy | 60 | 39 | 48 |
| Health care | 75 | 24 | 21 |
| Education | 50 | 49 | 11 |
| Immigration | 11 | 89 | 11 |
| 2024 presidential vote | |||
| Kamala Harris | 93 | 7 | 51 |
| Donald Trump | 4 | 96 | 42 |
| Another candidate | 48 | 51 | 2 |
| Did not vote | 64 | 35 | 3 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 44 | 55 | 47 |
| Women | 60 | 39 | 53 |
| Income | |||
| $200,000 or more | 60 | 40 | 14 |
| $100,000-$199,999 | 48 | 52 | 28 |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 55 | 44 | 31 |
| Less than $50,000 | 58 | 41 | 26 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 42 | 58 | 71 |
| Asian | 77 | 22 | 4 |
| Latino | 61 | 39 | 5 |
| Black | 89 | 11 | 16 |
| White born-again or evangelical Christian? | |||
| Yes | 15 | 84 | 28 |
| No | 66 | 34 | 72 |
| Race by gender | |||
| White men | 34 | 66 | 34 |
| White women | 49 | 50 | 36 |
| Black men | 85 | 14 | 7 |
| Black women | 92 | 8 | 9 |
| Latino men | 45 | 54 | 2 |
| Latina women | 74 | 26 | 2 |
| All other voters | 70 | 29 | 9 |
| Age | |||
| 18–29 years old | 62 | 37 | 13 |
| 30–44 years old | 58 | 41 | 20 |
| 45-64 years old | 50 | 50 | 35 |
| 65 and older | 48 | 51 | 32 |
| Area type | |||
| Urban | 61 | 39 | 19 |
| Suburban | 54 | 45 | 57 |
| Rural | 43 | 56 | 24 |
| Education | |||
| College graduate | 58 | 42 | 52 |
| No college degree | 47 | 52 | 48 |
| Education by race | |||
| White college graduates | 51 | 49 | 38 |
| Non-white college graduates | 77 | 23 | 14 |
| Whites without college | 32 | 68 | 33 |
| Non-whites without college | 81 | 19 | 15 |
| Education by gender and race | |||
| White women with college degrees | 59 | 41 | 20 |
| White women without college degrees | 37 | 63 | 16 |
| White men with college degrees | 42 | 58 | 18 |
| White men without college degrees | 26 | 73 | 17 |
| Voters of color | 79 | 21 | 30 |
| Educational attainment | |||
| Advanced degree | 62 | 37 | 23 |
| Bachelor's degree | 54 | 45 | 29 |
| Associate's degree | 50 | 49 | 10 |
| Some college | 51 | 48 | 17 |
| Never attended college | 42 | 57 | 21 |