Democrat Jay Jones has won the election for Virginia attorney general, defeating Republican incumbent Jason Miyares. The victory comes after a late-race controversy surrounding inflammatory and violent text messages sent by Jones in 2022.

The attorney general’s race drew significant attention when a series of text messages Jones sent in 2022 were made public last month. In the messages, Jones, a former state lawmaker who was not in office at the time, made statements directed at then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican.

The messages, released by the Republican Attorneys General Association and reported by the National Review , contained remarks suggesting violence. Jones wrote, “Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, hitler, and pol pot.” He continued, “Gilbert gets two bull

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