2021 Virginia Attorney General electionNomineeJason MiyaresMark HerringPartyRepublicanDemocraticPopular vote1,647,1001,620,564Percentage50.4%49.6%1 more row
Attorney General of VirginiaIncumbent Jason Miyares since January 15, 2022StyleThe HonorableTypeElected constitutional positionTerm lengthFour years4 more rows
On December 3, 2021, the recount in District 85 reaffirmed the victory of Republican Karen Greenhalgh, giving the Republican Party a majority in the House of Delegates and ending the Democratic Party's control over the chamber.
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Josh Shapiro defeated Republican Heather Heidelbaugh to win a second term.
55 years (December 9, 1966)Glenn Youngkin / Age
37 attorney generalThere have been 37 attorney general of Virginia since 1869.
Republican PartyTanya Gould / PartyThe Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main historic rival, the Democratic Party. Wikipedia
In the 2017 general election, Democrat Wendy Gooditis challenged incumbent Republican Randy Minchew; she won by almost 4%.
The annual salary for delegates is $17,640 per year. Each delegate represents roughly 84,702 people.
Kansas City, MOJosh Shapiro / Place of birth
Tom Wolf (Democratic Party)Pennsylvania / GovernorThomas Westerman Wolf is an American politician and businessman serving as the 47th and current governor of Pennsylvania since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated Republican incumbent Tom Corbett in the 2014 gubernatorial election and was reelected in 2018 by a margin of 17.1%. Wikipedia
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To view the full electoral history for Attorney General of Virginia, click to expand the full section. Incumbent Mark Herring (D) defeated John Adams (R) in the election for Attorney General of Virginia. On November 5, 2013, Mark Herring won election to the office of Attorney General of Virginia.
The Attorney General of Virginia is elected every four years at the same time the governor is elected. These elections take place one year after the presidential elections. In Virginia, 2021, 2025, 2029, and 2033 are all election years for the attorney general.
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.
The attorney general provides legal advice and representation for all state agencies. The attorney general also provides written legal advice in the form of official opinions to members of the Virginia General Assembly and other government officials. This page focuses on Virginia's general election for attorney general.