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Virginia Attorney General election, 2025 (June 17 Democratic primary)

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Filing deadline: April 3, 2025
Primary: June 17, 2025
General: November 4, 2025
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Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 17, 2025, in Virginia to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 4, 2025.

Jerrauld Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia.

This page focuses on Virginia's Democratic Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Virginia's Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia

Jerrauld Jones defeated Shannon Taylor in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia on June 17, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jerrauld Jones
 
51.1
 
252,976
Image of Shannon Taylor
Shannon Taylor Candidate Connection
 
48.9
 
241,969

Total votes: 494,945
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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Virginia House of Delegates, District 89 (2018-2021)

Biography:  Jones received a bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary in 2010 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia in 2015. He served as an assistant attorney general in the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia from 2022 to 2023. At the time of the election, Jones was a senior associate at law firm Hogan Lovells.



Key Messages

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Jones said, "From working to block Elon Musk’s access to citizens’ private records to halting the plot to abolish the Department of Education – state Attorneys General have gone to court to get results and stop the Trump administration, while Miyares has done nothing. ... As Attorney General, I will always put the well being of Virginia first and never stay silent out of party loyalty so we can best protect Virginia families and communities."


In an interview with VPM News, Jones said, "I can't wait to build out the office and really fully staff up the consumer protection unit to go after the price gougers — the pharmaceutical companies who are inflating prices and making it hard for people to obtain their prescription drugs ...  the corporate landlords who are making it impossible for people to put a roof over their head."


Jones said he wanted to pursue public safety and criminal justice reform by "leading the way in the Attorney General’s office to crack down on domestic violence and crimes against seniors and fight back against the opioid crisis. ...  I’ll work to build closer ties and trust between law enforcement and the neighborhoods they serve, to allow police to do their jobs more safely and achieve better results targeting criminals. ... [I'll] expand resources for law enforcement training so they are fully prepared to do their critically important jobs."


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This information was current as of the candidate's run for Attorney General of Virginia in 2025.

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "Shannon Taylor is a native Virginian, and has always taken on tough fights to help the people of Virginia. Taylor became the first Democrat elected Commonwealth’s Attorney for Henrico County in over 20 years, winning re-election three times with bipartisan support. Taylor knows how to beat powerful interests that get in the way of progress: she’s taken on the gun lobby to reduce illegal guns on our streets, held fraudsters accountable for exploiting seniors and driving up costs, and was one of the first prosecutors in the nation to push back against criminalizing women and doctors for accessing abortions after Roe was overturned, sparking a national movement for other prosecutors to do the same. Virginia needs an Attorney General with prosecutorial experience, a proven record of winning tough fights, and the track record to stand up to Trump and Elon Musk to protect our rights. As Attorney General, Taylor will be a steadfast last line of defense for protecting Virginia’s families, communities, and pocketbooks."


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Shannon Taylor will be a steadfast leader to protect Virginians from the chaos coming from the Trump Administration.


Shannon Taylor will always stand up to protect abortion rights. After the Dobbs Decision, Shannon was one of the first prosectors in the nation to take action and say that she would never prosecute a woman for seeking abortion access or a doctor for providing abortion access.


Shannon will fight to keep Virginians safe. Shannon has served as a prosecutor for nearly 30 years, working to take illegal guns off the streets and hold scammers accountable for targeting the most vulnerable.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Attorney General of Virginia in 2025.

Voting information

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Election information in Virginia: June 17, 2025, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: June 17, 2025
  • By mail: Postmarked by May 27, 2025
  • Online: May 27, 2025

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: June 6, 2025
  • By mail: Received by June 6, 2025
  • Online: June 6, 2025

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: June 17, 2025
  • By mail: Postmarked by June 17, 2025

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

May 2, 2025 to June 14, 2025

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EDT)


Campaign finance

The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

State profile

Demographic data for Virginia
 VirginiaU.S.
Total population:8,367,587316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):39,4903,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:69%73.6%
Black/African American:19.2%12.6%
Asian:6%5.1%
Native American:0.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:3.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:8.6%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:88.3%86.7%
College graduation rate:36.3%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$65,015$53,889
Persons below poverty level:13%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Virginia.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Virginia

Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Virginia, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Virginia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Footnotes

  1. The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.