Democrat Jay Jones won Virginia ’s race for attorney general, NBC News projected, prevailing in spite of a scandal over leaked text messages that showed Jones fantasized about killing a Republican lawmaker and his family — remarks that rocked the final weeks of the campaign and drew condemnation from both sides of the aisle, though few calls from fellow Democrats for Jones to to drop out.

Jones’ victory Tuesday was one of the most closely watched of the night, with analysts looking to see whether Virginia Democrats would split their ticket given Jones' violent texts. In the end, any ticket splitting was not enough to swing the race. Tuesday's result capped a tumultuous final month that saw national Republican condemnation, Democratic hesitation and equivocation, and a barrage of attack

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