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The 2021 Virginia Attorney General election will be held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next Attorney General of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring is running for a third term. Herring initially planned to run for governor, but decided to run for re-election. He will face Republican nominee Jason Miyares in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark Herring, incumbent Attorney General^[1]

Eliminated in primary

Jay Jones, state delegate for Virginia's 89th House of Delegates district^[2]

Declined

Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney^[3]

Endorsements

Mark Herring

Federal officials

Don Beyer, U.S. Representative (VA-08) and former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia^[4]
Gerry Connolly, U.S. Representative (VA-11)^[5]

State senators

Jennifer Boysko, state senator (D-33)^[4]
Ghazala Hashmi, state senator (D-10)^[4]
L. Louise Lucas, President pro tempore (D-18)^[4]

State delegates

Eileen Filler-Corn, Speaker of the House of Delegates^[6]
Charniele Herring, House Majority Leader^[6]
Dawn Adams, state delegate (D-68)^[7]
David Bulova, state delegate (D-37)^[7]
Betsy Carr, state delegate (D-69)^[7]
Karrie Delaney, state delegate (D-67)^[7]
Wendy Gooditis, state delegate (D-10)^[7]
Alfonso H. Lopez, state delegate (D-49)^[7]
Delores McQuinn, state delegate (D-70)^[7]
Ken Plum, state delegate (D-36)^[7]
Rip Sullivan, state delegate (D-48)^[7]
Mark Sickles, state delegate (D-43)^[7]
Vivian Watts, state delegate (D-39)^[7]
Rodney Willett, state delegate (D-73)^[7]

Local officials

Phyllis Randall, Chair, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors^[8]
Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney^[9]^[10]

Organizations

Moms Demand Action (co-endorsed with Jones)^[11]

Unions

Virginia Professional Fire Fighters^[12]

Jay Jones

Federal officials

Cory Booker, U.S. Senator (D-NJ)^[2]
Elaine Luria, U.S. Representative (VA-02)^[2]
Bobby Scott, U.S. Representative (VA-03)^[13]

Governors

Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia^[14]

State senators

John Bell, state senator (D-13)^[2]
Lynwood Lewis, state senator (D-6)^[2]
Mamie Locke, state senator (D-2)^[2]
Monty Mason, state senator (D-1)^[2]
Joe Morrissey, state senator (D-16)^[2]
Lionell Spruill, state senator (D-5)^[2]

State delegates

Lashrecse Aird, state delegate (D-63)^[2]
Alex Askew, state delegate (D-85)^[2]
Lamont Bagby, state delegate (D-74)^[2]
Jeff Bourne, state delegate (D-71)^[2]
Joshua G. Cole, state delegate (D-28)^[2]
Kelly Fowler, state delegate (D-21)^[2]
Wendy Gooditis, state delegate (D-10)^[2]
Nancy Guy, state delegate (D-83)^[2]
Cliff Hayes, state delegate (D-77)^[2]
Steve Heretick, state delegate (D-79)^[2]
Patrick Hope, state delegate (D-47)^[2]
Chris Hurst, state delegate (D-12)^[2]
Clint Jenkins, state delegate (D-76)^[2]
Mark Keam, state delegate (D-35)^[2]
Kaye Kory, state delegate (D-38)^[2]
Paul Krizek, state delegate (D-44)^[2]
Martha Mugler, state delegate (D-91)^[2]
Michael P. Mullin, state delegate (D-93)^[2]
Kathleen Murphy, state delegate (D-34)^[2]
Marcia Price, state delegate (D-95)^[2]
David A. Reid, state delegate (D-32)^[2]
Ibraheem Samirah, state delegate (D-86)^[2]
Don Scott, state delegate (D-80)^[2]
Marcus Simon, state delegate (D-53)^[2]
Shelly Simonds, state delegate (D-94)^[2]
Luke Torian, state delegate (D-52)^[2]
Roslyn Tyler, state delegate (D-75)^[2]
Schuyler VanValkenburg, state delegate (D-72)^[2]

Former delegates

Ward Armstrong, Former House Democratic Minority Leader (Martinsville)^[2]
Dick Cranwell, Former House Democratic Majority and Minority Leader (Vinton)^[2]
Albert C. Pollard (Irvington)^[2]
Debra Rodman (Henrico)^[2]
David Toscano, Former House Democratic Minority Leader (Charlottesville)^[2]

Local officials

Levar Stoney, Richmond mayor and former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia^[2]

Individuals

Mary Sue Terry, former Attorney General of Virginia^[15]

Organizations

Democracy for America^[16]
Moms Demand Action (co-endorsed with Herring)^[11]
Our Black Party^[17]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Mark Herring	Jay Jones	Other	Undecided
Roanoke College	May 24 – June 1, 2021	637 (LV)	± 3.9%	49%	20%	–	31%
Christopher Newport University	April 11–20, 2021	806 (LV)	± 3.9%	42%	18%	1%	39%

Results

Democratic primary results^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Herring (incumbent)	274,736	56.63
	Democratic	Jay Jones	210,365	43.37
Total votes			485,101	100.00

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominated at convention

Jason Miyares, state delegate for Virginia's 82nd House of Delegates district^[19]

Defeated at convention

Leslie Haley, Chesterfield County supervisor^[20]
Chuck Smith, attorney, nominee for Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2010, and candidate for Attorney General in 2017^[21]
Jack White, preacher and attorney^[22]

Declined

Bill Stanley, state senator for Virginia's 20th Senate district^[23]

Results

Virginia GOP Convention, Attorney General Nominee ^[24]
Candidate	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Jason Miyares	4,590	36.6%	5,297	42.2%	6,490	51.7%
Chuck Smith	4,324	34.4%	4,975	39.6%	6,064	48.3%
Jack White	1,872	14.9%	2,282	18.2%	Eliminated
Leslie Haley	1,768	14.1%	Eliminated

General election

Endorsements

Mark Herring (D)

Federal officials

Joe Biden, President of the United States^[25]
Don Beyer, U.S. Representative (VA-08) and former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia^[4]
Gerry Connolly, U.S. Representative (VA-11)^[5]

State senators

Jennifer Boysko, state senator (D-33)^[4]
Ghazala Hashmi, state senator (D-10)^[4]
L. Louise Lucas, President pro tempore (D-18)^[4]

State delegates

Eileen Filler-Corn, Speaker of the House of Delegates^[6]
Charniele Herring, House Majority Leader^[6]
Dawn Adams, state delegate (D-68)^[7]
David Bulova, state delegate (D-37)^[7]
Betsy Carr, state delegate (D-69)^[7]
Karrie Delaney, state delegate (D-67)^[7]
Wendy Gooditis, state delegate (D-10)^[7]
Alfonso H. Lopez, state delegate (D-49)^[7]
Delores McQuinn, state delegate (D-70)^[7]
Ken Plum, state delegate (D-36)^[7]
Rip Sullivan, state delegate (D-48)^[7]
Mark Sickles, state delegate (D-43)^[7]
Vivian Watts, state delegate (D-39)^[7]
Rodney Willett, state delegate (D-73)^[7]

Local officials

Phyllis Randall, Chair, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors^[8]
Shannon Taylor, Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney^[9]^[10]

Organizations

Unions

Virginia Professional Fire Fighters^[27]

Jason Miyares (R)

Governors

George Allen, former U.S. Senator from Virginia (2001-2007), former Governor of Virginia (1994-1998)^[28]

Federal officials

Ben Cline, U.S. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates^[29]
Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida (2011-present)^[30]

State senators

John Cosgrove (R-14)^[31]
Bill DeSteph (R-8)^[31]

State delegates

Organizations

National Rifle Association^[32]^[33]

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Mark Herring (D)	Jason Miyares (R)	Other	Undecided
Roanoke College	September 12–26, 2021	603 (LV)	± 4.6%	47%	37%	0%	16%
the polling company, inc. (R)^[A]	September 17–19, 2021	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	43%	27%	1%	30%
Virginia Commonwealth University	September 7–15, 2021	731 (LV)	± 6.9%	39%	33%	14%	14%
Emerson College	September 13–14, 2021	778 (LV)	± 3.4%	47%	41%	2%	11%
University of Mary Washington	September 7–13, 2021	1,000 (A)	± 3.1%	40%	37%	6%^[b]	17%
University of Mary Washington	September 7–13, 2021	528 (LV)	± 4.1%	42%	46%	2%^[c]	10%
The Trafalgar Group (R)	August 26–29, 2021	1,068 (LV)	± 3.0%	43%	45%	–	13%
Monmouth University	August 24–29, 2021	802 (RV)	± 3.5%	45%	43%	1%	11%
Christopher Newport University	August 15–23, 2021	800 (LV)	± 3.6%	53%	41%	0%	6%
Roanoke College	August 3–17, 2021	558 (LV)	± 4.2%	45%	37%	1%	17%
Virginia Commonwealth University	August 4–15, 2021	770 (RV)	± 5.4%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Virginia Commonwealth University	August 4–15, 2021	~747 (LV)	± 5.5%	41%	30%	19%	10%
JMC Analytics and Polling (R)	June 9–12, 2021	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	45%	38%	–	17%

Results

Virginia Attorney General election, 2021
Party		Candidate	%	±%
	Democratic	Mark Herring (incumbent)
	Republican	Jason Miyares
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00%	N/A

Notes

^ ^a ^b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ None/Would not vote with 4%, other candidate with 2%
^ Other candidate with 2%, None/Would not vote with 0%

Partisan clients

^ This poll was sponsored by the Presidential Coalition

References

^ "Virginia AG Mark Herring plans to run for reelection, scraps bid for governor". Sep 2, 2020. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq "Del. Jay Jones receives additional endorsements for Attorney General campaign". WTKR. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ Eason, Hannah (December 6, 2020). "Henrico commonwealth's attorney announces she will not run for attorney general". WWBT.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h LEONOR, MEL; CAIN, ANDREW. "Attorney General Mark Herring will seek third term and will not run for governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Congressman Gerry Connolly endorses Mark Herring for attorney general". Augusta Free Press. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mirshahi, Dean (15 March 2021). "Top Democrats in Virginia House of Delegates endorse Mark Herring in AG race". 8News. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Bloc of Democratic House members announce endorsements of Mark Herring in AG re-election bid". Augusta Free Press. May 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Loudoun Now (March 17, 2021). "Randall Backs Herring Re-election Bid". Loudoun Now. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor endorses Mark Herring for attorney general". Augusta Free Press. January 19, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Taylor endorses Herring". Henrico Citizen. January 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gun Sense Candidate Lookup".
^ "Virginia Professional Fire Fighters Endorse AG Mark Herring For Reelection". Blue Virginia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ "Rep. Bobby Scott endorses Del. Jay Jones for Virginia Attorney General". WVEC. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
^ Otey, Jazmine (4 March 2021). "Gov. Ralph Northam endorses Jay Jones over incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring". WSLS.
^ "Former Virginia attorney general Mary Sue Terry endorses Jay Jones in Democratic AG race". Augusta Free Press. March 2, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
^ Democracy for America (5 February 2021). "ENDORSEMENT ALERT". Twitter. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
^ @OurBlackParty (June 4, 2021). "For the Office of Attorney General, we are proud to support Delegate @jccjones" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Virginia Primary Election Results".
^ Fox, Andy (December 2, 2020). "Del. Jason Miyares running for Va. attorney general in 2021". ABC 8.
^ "Chesterfield Supervisor Leslie Haley announces bid for attorney general nomination". 8News. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
^ Shaw, Norma (June 14, 2020). "Smith supports Chase's 2021 gubernatorial bid". Washington Post. Royal Examiner.
^ "White announces campaign for attorney general of Virginia". CBS 19 News.
^ "Republican Bill Stanley Says Run For Governor Hinges on Trump". vpm.org. March 10, 2020.
^ "Virginia GOP Convention, Attorney General Nominee Ranked Choice Voting Election Results Visualization". rcvis.com. RCVis. May 11, 2021.
^ https://www.halaforvirginia.com/tags/joe-biden
^ Ronan, Wyatt (September 14, 2021). "Human Rights Campaign Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Governor, Statewide Ticket Ahead Of Virginia General Election" (Press release). Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ "Virginia Professional Fire Fighters Endorse AG Mark Herring For Reelection". www.bluevirginia.us. Blue Virginia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ http://thebullelephant.com/former-governor-george-allen-endorsesjason-miyares-for-attorney-general/
^ Justin Faulconer (May 25, 2021). "Watch Now: Cline, Amherst GOP crowd rally for Youngkin in governor's race". Amherst New Era-Progress.
^ https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/05/02/us-senators-are-weighing-in-on-virginia-elections-n2588845
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g http://thebullelephant.com/jason-miyares-announces-first-endorsements-in-campaign-for-attorney-general/
^ https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nra-skips-youngkin-endorsement-backs-other-gop-statewide-candidates/article_bbfb0c1a-8d87-5612-bac4-57bfc9f71980.html
^ https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20210722/nra-endorses-miyares-and-sears-in-virginia

External links

Official campaign websites

[Key-18] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[36] None/Would not vote with 4%, other candidate with 2%

[37] Other candidate with 2%, None/Would not vote with 0%

[PC-35] This poll was sponsored by the Presidential Coalition

[1] "Virginia AG Mark Herring plans to run for reelection, scraps bid for governor". Sep 2, 2020. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.

[wtkr-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq "Del. Jay Jones receives additional endorsements for Attorney General campaign". WTKR. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[3] Eason, Hannah (December 6, 2020). "Henrico commonwealth's attorney announces she will not run for attorney general". WWBT.

[RTD_Herring-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h LEONOR, MEL; CAIN, ANDREW. "Attorney General Mark Herring will seek third term and will not run for governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.

[afp-5] "Congressman Gerry Connolly endorses Mark Herring for attorney general". Augusta Free Press. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[8news-6] Mirshahi, Dean (15 March 2021). "Top Democrats in Virginia House of Delegates endorse Mark Herring in AG race". 8News. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[bloc-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Bloc of Democratic House members announce endorsements of Mark Herring in AG re-election bid". Augusta Free Press. May 12, 2021.

[politico51-8] Loudoun Now (March 17, 2021). "Randall Backs Herring Re-election Bid". Loudoun Now. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[staylor1-9] "Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor endorses Mark Herring for attorney general". Augusta Free Press. January 19, 2021.

[staylor2-10] "Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Taylor endorses Herring". Henrico Citizen. January 18, 2021.

[Moms-11] "Gun Sense Candidate Lookup".

[12] "Virginia Professional Fire Fighters Endorse AG Mark Herring For Reelection". Blue Virginia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[13] "Rep. Bobby Scott endorses Del. Jay Jones for Virginia Attorney General". WVEC. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

[14] Otey, Jazmine (4 March 2021). "Gov. Ralph Northam endorses Jay Jones over incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring". WSLS.

[15] "Former Virginia attorney general Mary Sue Terry endorses Jay Jones in Democratic AG race". Augusta Free Press. March 2, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

[16] Democracy for America (5 February 2021). "ENDORSEMENT ALERT". Twitter. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

[17] @OurBlackParty (June 4, 2021). "For the Office of Attorney General, we are proud to support Delegate @jccjones" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[19] "Virginia Primary Election Results".

[20] Fox, Andy (December 2, 2020). "Del. Jason Miyares running for Va. attorney general in 2021". ABC 8.

[21] "Chesterfield Supervisor Leslie Haley announces bid for attorney general nomination". 8News. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

[22] Shaw, Norma (June 14, 2020). "Smith supports Chase's 2021 gubernatorial bid". Washington Post. Royal Examiner.

[23] "White announces campaign for attorney general of Virginia". CBS 19 News.

[24] "Republican Bill Stanley Says Run For Governor Hinges on Trump". vpm.org. March 10, 2020.

[25] "Virginia GOP Convention, Attorney General Nominee Ranked Choice Voting Election Results Visualization". rcvis.com. RCVis. May 11, 2021.

[26] ttps://www.halaforvirginia.com/tags/joe-biden

[27] Ronan, Wyatt (September 14, 2021). "Human Rights Campaign Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Governor, Statewide Ticket Ahead Of Virginia General Election" (Press release). Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

[28] "Virginia Professional Fire Fighters Endorse AG Mark Herring For Reelection". www.bluevirginia.us. Blue Virginia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[29] ttp://thebullelephant.com/former-governor-george-allen-endorsesjason-miyares-for-attorney-general/

[30] Justin Faulconer (May 25, 2021). "Watch Now: Cline, Amherst GOP crowd rally for Youngkin in governor's race". Amherst New Era-Progress.

[31] ttps://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/05/02/us-senators-are-weighing-in-on-virginia-elections-n2588845

[bulle-32] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g http://thebullelephant.com/jason-miyares-announces-first-endorsements-in-campaign-for-attorney-general/

[33] ttps://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/nra-skips-youngkin-endorsement-backs-other-gop-statewide-candidates/article_bbfb0c1a-8d87-5612-bac4-57bfc9f71980.html

[34] ttps://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20210722/nra-endorses-miyares-and-sears-in-virginia

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 The '''2021 Virginia Attorney General election''' will be held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next [[Attorney General of Virginia]]. Incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Attorney General [[Mark Herring]] is running for a third term. Herring initially planned to run for [[Governor of Virginia|governor]], but decided to run for re-election. He will face Republican nominee [[Jason Miyares]] in the general election.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominated at convention

Defeated at convention

Declined

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

See also

Notes

References

External links