2021 Virginia Attorney General election

2021 Virginia attorney general election

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Nominee Jason Miyares Mark Herring
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,647,100 1,620,564
Percentage 50.4% 49.6%

Miyares:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Herring:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data

Attorney General before election

Mark Herring
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Jason Miyares
Republican

The 2021 Virginia attorney general election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring attempted to win a third term. Herring initially planned to run for governor, but decided to run for re-election. Herring faced Republican nominee Jason Miyares in the general election. Herring conceded defeat at 5:02 PM EST the following day, November 3.[1] Miyares became the first Cuban-American and Hispanic to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. Miyares was later sworn in on January 15, 2022.

  1. ^ Mark Herring [@MarkHerringVA] (November 3, 2021). "My Statement on Virginia's 2021 Election Result" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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