WASHINGTON — Former Virginia State Delegate Jay Jones is projected to unseat Jason Miyares and become Virginia’s next attorney general, CBS says.

The Democrat was able to overcome plummeting polls after a reckless driving record and controversial text messages were released. Jones struggled to keep the focus on policy but stunningly won back enough of his dwindling numbers to take the race.

“This race has never been about me,” Jones told WUSA9’s Matthew Torres in October. “It’s about what Virginians deserve, an attorney general who’s going to fight for them every single day, protect their health care, keep their communities safe, and push back against the excess and chaos coming from Washington.”

According to his website, he plans to use the attorney general office to protect civil righ

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