RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Former delegate Jay Jones will be Virginia's first Black attorney general, according to the Associated Press.

On Tuesday, Virginians cast their votes and picked Jones as their next attorney general. As of about 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, he has 52.2% of the vote -- enough to unseat Republican incumbent Jason Miyares by a 5-point margin.

Jones, a Virginia native and the descendant of enslaved Black Americans, previously represented Norfolk in the state's House of Delegates from 2018 to 2021. He won his bid for attorney general -- and became the first Black person to hold the position -- despite violent texts he sent during his time in the House being shared in October, generating significant controversy.

Miyares, the son of a Cuban immigrant, took over the office of Vi

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