Attorney General Jason Miyares, the Republican incumbent, outraised his Democratic opponent Jay Jones 4-to-1 in the first three weeks of October following the news about Jones’ violent 2022 text messages.

Campaign finance reports the state released Tuesday cover donations to candidates between Oct. 1 and Oct. 23. They’re the first look at how the Jones texting scandal, which surfaced Oct. 3, has affected fundraising in the race for attorney general.

Miyares raised $8.6 million in the 22 days, while Jones raised $1.9 million, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.

Jay Jones and Jason Miayres

Democrat Jay Jones, left, and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares are running for attorney general.

Before the texting scandal broke, Jones almost matched Miyares’ fundraising in September

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