The 2025 Virginia Attorney General primary election is a statewide partisan primary held on June 10, 2025, to select the Democratic and Republican nominees for the office of Attorney General of Virginia. The winner of each party's primary will advance to the general election in November 2025 to compete for the state's top legal office, which oversees consumer protection, civil rights enforcement, and representation of the state in legal matters.
About This Race
The 2025 Virginia Attorney General primary election is a statewide partisan primary held on June 10, 2025, to select the Democratic and Republican nominees for the office of Attorney General of Virginia. The winner of each party's primary will advance to the general election in November 2025 to compete for the state's top legal office, which oversees consumer protection, civil rights enforcement, and representation of the state in legal matters.
Candidates
Important Dates
Election Date
June 10, 2025
Registration Deadline
May 20, 2025
Early Voting Starts
May 31, 2025
Early Voting Ends
June 9, 2025
How to Vote
Virginia residents must register to vote by May 20, 2025, either online via the Virginia Department of Elections website, by mail, or in person at local voter registration offices. On Election Day, June 10, 2025, voters can cast ballots at their assigned polling place from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM ET; early in-person voting is available from May 31 to June 9, 2025, at designated local registrar offices. Voters must show an acceptable form of ID, such as a Virginia driver's license, passport, or voter confirmation document, though those without ID may sign an ID confirmation statement and vote a regular ballot.
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Incumbent
Democratic
Mark Herring
Attorney General of Virginia
Biography
Mark Herring is the incumbent Attorney General of Virginia, having first been elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. He is running for re-election to continue his work on criminal justice reform, consumer protection, and defending Virginia residents against federal overreach, emphasizing his experience in leading the state's largest law office.
Jason Miyares is a former Virginia House of Delegates member who served from 2016 to 2022 and is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge the incumbent Attorney General. He is running on a platform focused on restoring law and order, combating the opioid crisis, protecting parental rights in education, and enforcing immigration laws within the bounds of state authority.
Israel Flores Ortiz, an illegal alien who allegedly groped more than a dozen high school girls in Fairfax County, Virginia, was found guilty on nine counts of assault and battery.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger pushes back on critics, claiming Virginia is not a sanctuary state and dismissing a poll showing her lowest favorability as governor.