Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican who has embraced prosecutions against election fraud and other conservative causes, said Monday that he will seek reelection next year, dispelling speculation of a potential gubernatorial bid.

By running for reelection, Miyares avoids a potentially expensive and bruising gubernatorial primary with a fellow Republican, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.

Miyares’s name has been included in discussions on who could succeed Youngkin as the Republican gubernatorial nominee.

Virginia AG Miyares said he looks forward to "common sense" coming out of Washington with President Trump at the helm starting in January.

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Monday he planned to seek reelection to that job in 2025.

Increases in support for President-elect Donald Trump across racial and gender lines were so marked that they shouldn’t be discounted as “temporary” or anomalous shifts.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) is running for reelection in 2025, opting not to run for the Republican nomination in next year’s governor’s race against Lt. Gov. Winsome

While most states have time to breathe after presidential elections, Virginia has what are known as off-year elections.

One of two special elections has been announced to fill Virginia Senate seats vacated by newly elected U.S. House members. State Sens.

Democrat Eugene Vindman has won his Virginia House race, keeping the suburban Northern Virginia seat blue after Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s retirement. Vindman leads

The rightward shift in vote-rich counties such as Loudoun, Prince William and even deep blue Fairfax helped Trump improve his performance in Virginia over 2020.

Each party is projected to hold onto one of Virginia’s battleground districts - the 2nd and 7th - as control of the House remains uncertain.