More Than 350,000 Virginians Voted Before They Knew Dem Candidate Endorsed Political Violence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Just two days before Jones' text messages endorsing political violence were made public, the Richmond-Times Dispatch revealed he had capitalized on a reckless driving charge by logging community service hours with his own political action committee (PAC), Meet Our Moment. 291,420 votes had already been cast by that point, more than double the 144,721 votes recorded at the same stage in the 2021 election.
45% : According to Coyner, during a heated discussion about removing qualified immunity protections for officers, Jones suggested that the deaths of a few police officers might prevent them from killing civilians.
34% : Over 350,000 Virginians voted in the 2025 election prior to the news that Democratic Attorney General candidate Jay Jones had endorsed political violence, according to early voting data.

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