Mark Herring concedes, Jason Miyares expected to be Virginia’s next attorney general
Herring called Miyares on Wednesday afternoon
Samantha Smith, Digital Content Manager
Republican candidate for Attorney General Del. Jason Miyares gestures during a rally in Glen Allen, Va., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Miyares will face Democrat Mark Herring in the November election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Del. Jason Miyares is expected to become Virginia’s next attorney general.
Miyares is expected to defeat his Democratic opponent, incumbent Mark Herring.
In 2017, Mark Herring received 1,385,390 votes while John Adams received 1,209,540 votes. This equates to 53.3% of the vote for Herring and 46.6% of the vote for Adams.
Candidate
Votes
%
Jason Miyares
Jason Miyares(R)
1,644,80751%
Mark Herring
Mark Herring*(D)
1,601,19849%
*Incumbent
95.5% of Precincts Reporting
(2,727 / 2,855)
Herring announced Wednesday evening that he called Miyares to congratulate the delegate on winning the attorney general race.
