{"id":2448663,"date":"2025-06-17T22:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democratic-primary-results-jay-jones-wins-attorney-general-race\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T22:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:57:55","slug":"virginia-democratic-primary-results-jay-jones-wins-attorney-general-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democratic-primary-results-jay-jones-wins-attorney-general-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Democratic primary results: Jay Jones wins attorney general race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-democratic-primary-results-jay-jones-wins-attorney-general-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448663&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jay Jones has won the Virginia Democratic primary for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>, narrowly defeating Shannon Taylor with 51% of the votes counted. This victory positions Jones for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-to-headline-rally-in-georgia-with-7-endorsed-primary-candidates\/\" title=\"Donald Trump to Headline Rally in Georgia with 7 Endorsed Primary Candidates\">general election battle<\/a> against the incumbent republican attorney General Jason Miyares in November. Jones,who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-navy-vet-wins-senate-primary-will-face-off-against-tim-kaine\/\" title=\"Trump-Endorsed Navy Veteran Triumphs in Senate Primary, Set to Challenge Tim Kaine\">previously ran unsuccessfully<\/a> for attorney general in 2021,aims to become the first Black individual to hold this position in Virginia. His nomination is part of a broader Democratic campaign, which also includes former Rep.Abigail Spanberger running for governor against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Additionally, the democratic primary for lieutenant governor remains too close to call, with State sen. Ghazala Hashmi currently in the lead. The upcoming races are viewed as indicators of political sentiment in Virginia, especially given the state&#8217;s recent shifts towards Republican leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jay Jones wins Virginia Democratic primary for attorney general<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2141694\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virginia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> selected former Del. Jay Jones as their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/attorney-generals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attorney general<\/a> nominee Tuesday evening ahead of the November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">off-year election<\/a>, widely seen as a political bellwether.<\/p>\n<p>Jones defeated Henrico Commonwealth&rsquo;s Attorney Shannon Taylor, 51% to 49%, with 95% of votes counted according to the <em>Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3445289\/texas-republicans-close-state-open-primaries\/\">Texas Republicans move to close state primaries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3444869\/dnc-election-david-hogg-successor-heads-runoff-vote\/\">DNC election for David Hogg&#8217;s successor heads to runoff vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3444696\/breaking-down-nyc-ranked-choice-voting-system\/\">Breaking down New York City&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adams-remains-frontrunner-in-wide-open-race-to-be-nycs-next-mayor-poll-shows\/\" title=\"Adams Remains Frontrunner In Wide-Open Race To Be NYC\u2019s Next Mayor, Poll Shows\">ranked choice voting system<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The win sets up a November battle against Attorney General Jason Miyares (R-VA), who is seeking reelection. Jones, who ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2021, vowed to become the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >commonwealth&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s first black top lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Jones joins the Democratic ticket along with former Democratic Rep.&nbsp;Abigail Spanberger, who will face off against Lt. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/winsome-earle-sears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Winsome Earle-Sears<\/a> (R-VA) in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3442957\/democrats-hope-abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DEMOCRATS LOOK TO VIRGINIA&rsquo;S ABIGAIL SPANBERGER FOR A WIN AFTER ROUGH PATCH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both women already clinched the nominations for the gubernatorial race before Tuesday&rsquo;s primaries. Whoever wins will become Virginia&rsquo;s first woman governor in history.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic primary for lieutenant governor was still too close to call as of 10:11 p.m. on Tuesday evening. <\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi is currently in the lead with 27.4% of the vote, with nearly 96% of votes counted. Former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is in a close second place with 26.6%, followed by state Sen. Aaron Rouse with 26.3%. Dr. Babur Lateef, chairman of the Prince William County School Board, Alex Bastani, and Victor Salgado are trailing behind in the single digits.<\/p>\n<p>The winner will face John Reid, the only GOP candidate for lieutenant governor.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Virginia and New Jersey governor&rsquo;s races are seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tenure during his second term. Virginia has been widely affected by job layoffs in the federal government, given its proximity to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats hope to retake all three statewide races after Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), who is term-limited, flipped Virginia red in 2021 along with Earle-Sears and Miyares.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2141694\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2141694\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Jones wins Virginia Democratic primary for attorney general<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2448664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jay-Jones.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32116,32807,32321,57355,5468],"class_list":["post-2448663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-attorney-general","tag-democratic-primary","tag-election-results","tag-jay-jones","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jay-Jones.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448663"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448667,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448663\/revisions\/2448667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}