Nominee | Jason Miyares | Mark Herring |
Party | Republican | Democratic |
Popular vote | 1,647,100 | 1,620,564 |
Percentage | 50.4% | 49.6% |
Elections in Virginia, 2021. Jason Miyares (R) defeated Leslie Haley (R), Chuck Smith (R), and Jack White (R) in the Republican Party state convention on May 8, 2021. He advanced to the general election for attorney general on November 2, 2021. Haley and Miyares both held elected office leading up to the convention.
CNN projects that Jason Miyares will win the race for attorney general in Virginia, defeating Mark Herring. GOVERNOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Oct 19, 2021 · Jason Miyares, who represents part of Virginia Beach as the delegate for the 82nd House of Delegates district, is running for attorney general of …
Dec 09, 2020 · ATTORNEY GENERAL. Democrats. Attorney General Mark Herring. Delegate Jay Jones (#46 out of 100 in the House) Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor withdrew from consideration. Republicans: Chuck Smith. Delegate Jason Miyares, R-82 district, Virginia Beach. Tim Anderson Virginia Beach attorney withdrew to run for 83 HOD seat. Jack White. …
Attorney General of Virginia | |
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Incumbent Jason Miyares since January 15, 2022 | |
Style | The Honorable |
Type | Elected constitutional position |
Term length | Four years |
Nominee | Glenn Youngkin | Terry McAuliffe |
Party | Republican | Democratic |
Popular vote | 1,663,158 | 1,599,470 |
Percentage | 50.6% | 48.6% |
Nominee | Jason Miyares | Mark Herring |
Party | Republican | Democratic |
Popular vote | 1,647,100 | 1,620,564 |
Percentage | 50.4% | 49.6% |
Called “the Commonwealth’s law firm,” Virginia’s Office of the Attorney General can conduct or assist certain criminal investigations and prosecutions, provide information to the public on scams and enforce state consumer protections laws.
Miyares, a former criminal prosecutor in Virginia Beach, became the first Cuban American to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly when he won the vacant Virginia Beach House seat in 2015. He serves on three committees: General Laws, Courts of Justice and Transportation.
Lesile Haley, a member of the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors who served as chair for two years, announced her campaign for Virginia attorney general in January. Haley said she’s running to bring “steady conservative leadership to Virginia” and that she would be guided by the rule of law if elected. Haley served as senior assistant ethics counsel ...
Jack White. Jack White, a lawyer and U.S. Army veteran, announced his intentions to seek the Republican nomination for attorney general in early March. White, an ordained minister, says he’s a “conservative outsider” running to build up Virginia’s “civic congregation.”.
Chuck Smith, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia Beach, is seeking another run for attorney general after failing to qualify for the GOP primary in 2017. Smith enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1970 and served as a U.S. Navy JAG Commander before retiring in 2008. The Virginia Beach lawyer is a strong advocate for gun rights, ...
Jason Miyares ( R) defeated Leslie Haley (R), Chuck Smith (R), and Jack White ( R) in the Republican Party state convention on May 8, 2021. He advanced to the general election for attorney general on November 2, 2021. Haley and Miyares both held elected office leading up to the convention. Haley had served on the Chesterfield County Board ...
The Republican Party of Virginia held a nominating convention on May 8, 2021. Delegates selected candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, who advanced to the November 2, 2021, general election.
In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia was a battleground state. Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia with 49.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time.
White graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and received a law degree from Pepperdine Law School. He is a veteran of the Army and an ordained minister. He worked in private practice at FH+H and was appointed in 2020 by the Trump Administration to review the issue of sexual assault in the Army.
The 2021 Virginia attorney general election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring attempted to win a third term. Herring initially planned to run for governor, but decided to run for re-election. Herring faced Republican nominee Jason Miyaresin the general election. Herring conceded defeat at 5:02 PM EST the fo…