Days after Virginia Attorney General Candidate Jay Jones apologized for violent text messages he sent in 2022, some Fairfax County voters said they’re standing by him, while others say it has influenced their choice.

In the messages, which recently resurfaced, Jones described a hypothetical scenario in which he would kill then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert. They were sent to Republican House of Delegates candidate Carrie Coyner in 2022.

Jones recently issued an apology, but Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have called for him to exit the race. Jones is facing Republican incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares on the ballot.

“Extremely disappointing,” Debbie Lansford said before voting Wednesday at the Fairfax County Government Center. “What people will say in priv

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