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For the artist and businessman, see <a href="/wiki/Marc_Herring" title="Marc Herring">Marc Herring</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Mark Herring</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Herring_at_McAuliffe_rally.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Mark_Herring_at_McAuliffe_rally.jpg/220px-Mark_Herring_at_McAuliffe_rally.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="310" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Mark_Herring_at_McAuliffe_rally.jpg/330px-Mark_Herring_at_McAuliffe_rally.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Mark_Herring_at_McAuliffe_rally.jpg/440px-Mark_Herring_at_McAuliffe_rally.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">47th <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">Attorney General of Virginia</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 11, 2014 – January 15, 2022</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Terry_McAuliffe" title="Terry McAuliffe">Terry McAuliffe</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Northam" title="Ralph Northam">Ralph Northam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Cuccinelli" title="Ken Cuccinelli">Ken Cuccinelli</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Miyares" title="Jason Miyares">Jason Miyares</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">Virginia Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_33rd_Senate_district" title="Virginia's 33rd Senate district">33rd</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />February 1, 2006 – January 11, 2014</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mims" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Mims">Bill Mims</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Wexton" title="Jennifer Wexton">Jennifer Wexton</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the<br /><a href="/wiki/Loudoun_County_Board_of_Supervisors" title="Loudoun County Board of Supervisors">Loudoun County Board of Supervisors</a><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia" title="Leesburg, Virginia">Leesburg</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2003</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Joan Rokus</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jim Clem</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Mark Rankin Herring</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1961-09-25</span>) </span>September 25, 1961<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 63)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee" title="Johnson City, Tennessee">Johnson City, Tennessee</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Laura Herring</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1990)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Waddell" title="Charles L. Waddell">Charles L. Waddell</a> (step-father)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">MA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Richmond" title="University of Richmond">University of Richmond</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mark Rankin Herring</b> (born September 25, 1961)<sup id="cite_ref-sov2009_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sov2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">Attorney General of Virginia</a> from 2014 to 2022. A <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>, he previously served in the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate of Virginia">Senate of Virginia</a> since a 2006 special election, representing the <a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_33rd_Senate_district" title="Virginia's 33rd Senate district">33rd district</a>, made up of parts of <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax</a> and <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Loudoun County, Virginia">Loudoun</a> counties.<sup id="cite_ref-sov2009_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sov2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-webbio_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-webbio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/2021_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" title="2021 Virginia Attorney General election">2021</a>, Herring lost re-election for a third term to Republican challenger <a href="/wiki/Jason_Miyares" title="Jason Miyares">Jason Miyares</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Herring was born in <a href="/wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee" title="Johnson City, Tennessee">Johnson City, Tennessee</a>, and moved to <a href="/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia" title="Leesburg, Virginia">Leesburg, Virginia</a> at the age of 12.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Raised by Jane Rankin Herring,<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a single mother, he graduated from <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_Valley_High_School" title="Loudoun Valley High School">Loudoun Valley High School</a> in 1979 and worked in construction and many other jobs to pay for college.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He eventually obtained a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in <a href="/wiki/Foreign_affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign affairs">foreign affairs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Economics" title="Economics">economics</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also obtained a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">Master of Arts</a> in foreign affairs from UVA.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later obtained a <a href="/wiki/Juris_doctor" class="mw-redirect" title="Juris doctor">J.D.</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Richmond_School_of_Law" title="University of Richmond School of Law">University of Richmond School of Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sov2009_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sov2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He served in elected office on the <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_County_Board_of_Supervisors" title="Loudoun County Board of Supervisors">Loudoun County Board of Supervisors</a> from 2000 to 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-votesmart_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-votesmart-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was the town attorney for <a href="/wiki/Lovettsville,_Virginia" title="Lovettsville, Virginia">Lovettsville, Virginia</a>, from 1992 to 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Herring was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a special election triggered by Republican <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mims" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Mims">Bill Mims</a>' appointment as chief deputy attorney general of Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was re-elected to a full term in the 2007 election, and re-elected again in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is the principal with The Herring Law Firm, P.C., in Leesburg, Virginia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attorney_General_of_Virginia">Attorney General of Virginia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Attorney General of Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013">2013</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2013"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2013_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" title="2013 Virginia Attorney General election">2013 Virginia Attorney General election</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Leedemsopeningday2013_(37)_(8636601377).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Leedemsopeningday2013_%2837%29_%288636601377%29.jpg/220px-Leedemsopeningday2013_%2837%29_%288636601377%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Leedemsopeningday2013_%2837%29_%288636601377%29.jpg/330px-Leedemsopeningday2013_%2837%29_%288636601377%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Leedemsopeningday2013_%2837%29_%288636601377%29.jpg/440px-Leedemsopeningday2013_%2837%29_%288636601377%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1067" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Herring delivering remarks during his 2013 campaign</figcaption></figure> <p>On July 24, 2012, he announced that he would run for the office of Attorney General of Virginia, in the 2013 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 2, 2013, The <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Virginia" title="Democratic Party of Virginia">Democratic Party of Virginia</a> certified that Herring's name would appear on the June primary ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-vpdemcertify_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vpdemcertify-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herring defeated <a href="/wiki/Justin_Fairfax" title="Justin Fairfax">Justin Fairfax</a> in the Democratic primary on June 11, 2013, winning narrowly by a margin of 52% to 48%.<sup id="cite_ref-2013DemPrimary_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013DemPrimary-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He faced Republican <a href="/wiki/Mark_Obenshain" title="Mark Obenshain">Mark Obenshain</a> in the general election. On the night of the election, Obenshain held a 1,200-vote lead over Herring. Vote totals fluctuated as ballots were canvassed in the following days, and the race remained too close to call. On November 12, 2013, with all ballots counted, Herring held a 165-vote lead, or less than 0.01%, and Obenshain requested a recount.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herring's total increased during the recount, so Obenshain conceded the election on December 18, 2013, and later that day, the recount ended with Herring winning by 907 votes, or 0.04%.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herring was sworn into office on January 11, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017">2017</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2017_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" title="2017 Virginia Attorney General election">2017 Virginia Attorney General election</a></div> <p>Herring faced no opposition in the Democratic primary and won his party's endorsement for re-election.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He defeated Republican opponent <a href="/wiki/John_Donley_Adams" title="John Donley Adams">John Donley Adams</a> and won re-election by 53% to 47%.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021">2021</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2021_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" title="2021 Virginia Attorney General election">2021 Virginia Attorney General election</a></div> <p>On September 2, 2020, Herring announced that he would be seeking re-election as attorney general instead of running for governor. On November 2, 2021, Herring lost his reelection bid to Republican challenger Jason Miyares, a Virginia House delegate.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He slightly outperformed the other candidates Terry McAuliffe and <a href="/wiki/Hala_Ayala" title="Hala Ayala">Hala Ayala</a>, who were all on the Democratic ticket. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Virginia_Marriage_Amendment">Virginia Marriage Amendment</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Virginia Marriage Amendment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 23, 2014, Herring announced that he would not defend the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Marriage_Amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Marriage Amendment">Virginia Marriage Amendment</a> in federal court, and filed a brief in a federal lawsuit being brought against the law asking for it to be struck down. Herring said in a press conference announcing the move, "I believe the freedom to marry is a fundamental right and I intend to ensure that Virginia is on the right side of history and the right side of the law."<sup id="cite_ref-WaPobrief_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WaPobrief-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reaction to the announcement was mainly along party lines, with Democrats mostly praising the move and Republicans mostly criticizing it as violating his oath of office.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/National_Organization_for_Marriage" title="National Organization for Marriage">National Organization for Marriage</a> has called for Herring's impeachment, claiming that the Virginia attorney general is obligated to defend all state laws against challenges.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the press conference, Herring said, "There are those who will say that the attorney general is required to defend every challenge to a state law, even a law that is unconstitutional. They could not be more wrong."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The U.S. District Court in Norfolk ruled the amendment unconstitutional in the case <i>Bostic v. Schaefer</i> on February 13, 2014. On July 28, 2014, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2–1 opinion upholding the lower court's decision. This was appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, which denied a writ of certiorari, letting the Fourth Circuit Court's decision stand and legalizing same-sex marriage in Virginia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gerrymandering_case">Gerrymandering case</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gerrymandering case"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2019, Mark Herring and the Democratic Party won their case against <a href="/wiki/Gerrymandering" title="Gerrymandering">gerrymandering</a> in Virginia elections when the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a> dismissed the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House</a> <a href="/wiki/GOP" class="mw-redirect" title="GOP">GOP's</a> appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Blackface_controversy">Blackface controversy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Blackface controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2019_Virginia_political_crisis" title="2019 Virginia political crisis">2019 Virginia political crisis</a></div><p> A few days after the controversy began over a <a href="/wiki/Blackface" title="Blackface">blackface</a> picture appearing on <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Northam" title="Ralph Northam">Ralph Northam</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Northam_yearbook_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph Northam yearbook controversy">page in a 1984 medical school yearbook</a> in the context of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Virginia_political_crisis" title="2019 Virginia political crisis">2019 Virginia political crisis</a>, Herring admitted to an incident in which he also wore blackface:<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>In 1980, when I was a 19-year-old undergraduate in college (at the University of Virginia), some friends suggested we attend a party dressed like rappers we listened to at the time, like <a href="/wiki/Kurtis_Blow" title="Kurtis Blow">Kurtis Blow</a>, and perform a song.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p> Herring had previously called on Northam to resign after the discovery of Northam's yearbook page, saying, "It is no longer possible for Governor Northam to lead our Commonwealth, and it is time for him to step down."<sup id="cite_ref-auto_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later clarified that the discovery of the yearbook page was not the reason he called for Northam's resignation; he did so because Northam had initially admitted to appearing in the photo, but the following day, "came out with a different and contradictory account, and that was when there was an erosion of trust."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Healthcare_case">Healthcare case</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Healthcare case"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As attorney general of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a>, Mark Herring took the case for <a href="/wiki/Obamacare" class="mw-redirect" title="Obamacare">Obamacare</a> to the United States <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Advanced_Towing_case">Advanced Towing case</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Advanced Towing case"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 25, 2020, Herring filed a lawsuit against Advanced Towing Company, LLC, a towing and recovery operator based in Arlington, Virginia. The Complaint alleges that Advanced Towing has violated Virginia and Arlington County towing code provisions, resulting in towing conduct that is “frequently predatory, aggressive, overreaching and illegal.” Virginia State Senator <a href="/wiki/Chap_Petersen" title="Chap Petersen">Chap Peterson</a> represented Advanced Towing in the case.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Herring and his wife Laura live in Leesburg, Virginia. They have two adult children, daughter Peyton and son Tim.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His step-father was former state Senator <a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Waddell" title="Charles L. Waddell">Charlie Waddell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Board_of_Supervisors">Board of Supervisors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Board of Supervisors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>1999</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>1999 Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Leesburg district general election </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Mark Herring </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,655 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.10 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">James E. Clem </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,404 </td> <td style="text-align:right">45.90 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>3,059 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_Senate">State Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: State Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>2003</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2003_Virginia_elections#State_Senate" title="2003 Virginia elections"> 2003 Virginia State Senate 27th district general election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Russ_Potts" title="Russ Potts">Russ Potts</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>26,152 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>58.18 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Mark Herring </td> <td style="text-align:right">18,460 </td> <td style="text-align:right">41.07 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FFFFFF; width: 2px;"> </td> <td class="org" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Write-in_candidate" title="Write-in candidate">Write-in</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">335 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.75 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>44,947 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>2006</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2006 Virginia State Senate 33rd district special election </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Mark Herring </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>12,381 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>61.63 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">D.M. Staton, Jr. </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,689 </td> <td style="text-align:right">38.27 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FFFFFF; width: 2px;"> </td> <td class="org" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Write-in_candidate" title="Write-in candidate">Write-in</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.10 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>20,090 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>2007</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2007_Virginia_elections#State_Senate" title="2007 Virginia elections">2007 Virginia State Senate 33rd district election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Mark Herring (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>27,784 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>56.89 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Patricia Phillips </td> <td style="text-align:right">20,994 </td> <td style="text-align:right">42.99 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FFFFFF; width: 2px;"> </td> <td class="org" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Write-in_candidate" title="Write-in candidate">Write-in</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.11 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>48,833 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>2011</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2011_Virginia_elections#Virginia_Senate" title="2011 Virginia elections">2011 Virginia State Senate 33rd district election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Mark Herring (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>14,061 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.06 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Patricia Phillips </td> <td style="text-align:right">11,915 </td> <td style="text-align:right">45.81 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FFFFFF; width: 2px;"> </td> <td class="org" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Write-in_candidate" title="Write-in candidate">Write-in</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.11 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>26,006 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attorney_General">Attorney General</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Herring&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Attorney General"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>2013</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2013_Virginia_Attorney_General_election#Democratic_primary" title="2013 Virginia Attorney General election">2013 Virginia Attorney General Democratic primary election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Mark Herring </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>72,861 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>51.66 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Justin_Fairfax" title="Justin Fairfax">Justin Fairfax</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">68,177 </td> <td style="text-align:right">48.34 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>141,038 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2013_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" title="2013 Virginia Attorney General election">2013 Virginia Attorney General election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Mark Herring </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,105,045 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>49.91 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Obenshain" title="Mark Obenshain">Mark Obenshain</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,104,138 </td> <td style="text-align:right">49.87 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FFFFFF; width: 2px;"> </td> <td class="org" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Write-in_candidate" title="Write-in candidate">Write-in</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4,892 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.22 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>2,214,075 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>2017</dt></dl> <p>Herring ran unopposed in the 2017 Democratic primary. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2017_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" title="2017 Virginia Attorney General election">2017 Virginia Attorney General election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Mark Herring (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,385,389 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>53.34 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Donley_Adams" title="John Donley Adams">John Donley Adams</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,209,339 </td> <td style="text-align:right">46.56 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FFFFFF; width: 2px;"> </td> <td class="org" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Write-in_candidate" title="Write-in candidate">Write-in</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,486 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.10 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>2,597,214 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>2021</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2021_Virginia_Attorney_General_election#Democratic_primary" title="2021 Virginia Attorney General election">2021 Virginia Attorney General Democratic primary election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Mark Herring (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>274,736 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>56.63 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jay_Jones_(politician)" title="Jay Jones (politician)">Jay Jones</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">210,365 </td> <td style="text-align:right">43.37 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>485,101 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2021_Virginia_Attorney_General_election" title="2021 Virginia Attorney General election">2021 Virginia Attorney General election</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Jason_Miyares" title="Jason Miyares">Jason Miyares</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>1,647,100 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>50.36 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Mark Herring (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,620,564 </td> <td style="text-align:right">49.55 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FFFFFF; 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