Republican incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares faces Democratic nominee Jay Jones, a former House delegate, in a race more dominated by scandal than typical AG contests. Jones previously apologized for "grave mistakes" in years-old text messages where he allegedly encouraged violence against political opponents.

The two candidates met in a debate last month, where they sparred over topics including criminal prosecutions, consumer protection, unlawful discrimination, and Jones' text message scandal.

CBS 6 spoke with Jones as he was greeting voters at a polling place near Church Hill in Richmond.

"Look, I'm just excited because Virginians get to make their voices heard today at the polls. We have been moving around and there's palpable excitement, and I think that's a great thing for

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