JAY JONES

Incumbent Mark Herring defeats challenger Jay Jones in Democratic primary for Virginia attorney general.

In the only statewide primary with an incumbent on the ballot, Attorney General Mark Herring is looking to defeat Delegate Jay Jones.

Here’s your one-stop shop for the three statewide races in the June 8, 2021, primary election.

Virginia’s Democratic voters will pick their party’s nominees for this year’s three statewide races in Tuesday’s primary election, and both parties will settle on nominations for the House of Delegates and local seats.

Virginia’s Democrats are holding their primary on June 8th, and 10 News is breaking down the statewide races.

(AP Photo/Steve Helber) RIGHT: Jay Jones picture from his campaign websiteOn Thursday morning, rather than the man he’s served beside for four years, Gov. Ralph Northam endorsed the Democrat looking to halt two-term Attorney General Mark Herring’s reelection campaign, Jay Jones. Simply put, Ralph Northam is the most consequential governor in the history of this Commonwealth.”AdIf elected, Jones would be Virginia’s first Black attorney general. Jones’ opponent, Mark Herring won the 2017 race for attorney general, beating Republican John Donley Adams by 175,850 votes, with 53.3% of all votes cast. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (WSLS)In the election prior, 2013, Herring only defeated his Republican challenger, Mark Dudley Obenshain, by 165 votes.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is running for reelection, forgoing a gubernatorial bid hed previously announced. Charniele Herring, the House majority leader, who said the attorney general informed her Wednesday that he was running again. She is not related to the attorney general. The attorney general told the Washington Post in 2018 that he was planning to run for governor in the 2021 election. Jay Jones, also a Democrat, has announced plans to run for attorney general.