Virginia's attorney general candidate debate underway

Jason Miyares, Jay Jones face off in VA Attorney General Debate

The debate between Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares was held at the University of Richmond on Thursday. Watch the full debate here.

RICHMOND, Va. - The debate between Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares is underway.

Where is the Virginia attorney general debate?

The debate will be held at the University of Richmond in partnership with the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Section. 

It will be the only Virginia Attorney General debate ahead of election day on November 4. 

The event is open to the public, but tickets have already sold out. 

What time is the Virginia attorney general debate? 

The debate will be on Thursday, October 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

How to watch the Virginia attorney general debate

You can watch the debate live in the player above, as well as on the FOX 5 DC YouTube page. 

What to expect

Jones will likely face questions on released text messages from 2022 in which he commented about former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, saying, "three people two bullets…Gilbert, Hitler, and Polpot…Gilbert gets two bullets to the head."

Jay Jones' scandal shakes up Virginia's AG race

Virginia?s Attorney General race continues to make headlines nationwide as Democratic candidate Jay Jones tries to recover from a text message scandal. Newly published private messages reveal he once mused about shooting a Republican lawmaker.

Since the text messages were published earlier this month, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for Jones to drop out, including Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and President Donald Trump. 

Jones has apologized publicly for the texts, but vowed to remain in the race.