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Jay Jones wins Attorney General race amid text scandal

The win comes after a contentious race, predicted to be closer than both the governor and lieutenant governor races. Polls indicated Jones’s support was falling following backlash over discovery of years-old text messages wishing violence against the then-Republican speaker of the Virginia House, Todd Gilbert.

UR alum cruises to victory

A Virginia native, she ran her campaign on expanding affordable healthcare, expanding educational opportunities and fighting for workers’ rights. Since LeVere Bolling’s election in 2023, she has sponsored bills supporting maternal healthcare, renewable energy and rights to contraceptives. 

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