2029 Virginia Attorney General election

2029 Virginia Attorney General election

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Party Democratic Republican

Attorney General before election Jay Jones Democratic Elected Attorney General TBD

The 2029 Virginia Attorney General election will be held on November 6, 2029, to elect the attorney general of Virginia. The election will be concurrent with other elections for Virginia's statewide offices, the House of Delegates, and other various political offices. Incumbent Democratic attorney general Jay Jones will be eligible to run for re-election but hasn't announced whether or not he would do so.

Background

Since the 2008 presidential election, Virginia has voted Democratic for president, which is due in part to Northern Virginia's growth and Democratic trends. Democrats control both U.S. Senate seats and have a 6–5 majority in the House of Representatives. ^[1]

In the 2025 attorney general election, Jay Jones defeated incumbent attorney general Jason Miyares by 6.69%. He was elected the first black attorney general in the state, despite public dislike of his "violent text messages". ^[2] In the concurrent elections, Democrats won all three statewide executive offices and expanded their majority in the House of Delegates to a 64–36 majority, which created a trifecta in Virginia's government. ^{[3] [4]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

• Jay Jones, Virginia Attorney General (2026–present)

See also

• 2029 Virginia gubernatorial election
• 2029 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
• 2029 Virginia House of Delegates elections
• 2029 Virginia elections

References

1. "Virginia - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia . Retrieved January 19, 2026.
2. Booker, Brakkton (November 4, 2025). "Jay Jones overcomes texting scandal to win Virginia AG". Politico . Retrieved January 26, 2026.
3. Schmidt, Markus (November 4, 2025). "Democrats sweep Virginia's statewide races, reclaiming full control of executive branch". Virginia Mercury . Archived from the original on January 10, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
4. Schmidt, Markus (November 4, 2025). "Blue wave rebuilds the House: Democrats soar to at least 64 seats in Virginia". Virginia Mercury . Archived from the original on December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2026.