Virginia AG Miyares Encourages Voters to Split Tickets, Sidestepping GOP Governor Candidate

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, is urging voters to cast a split-ticket ballot this Election Day — a subtle jab at fellow GOP gubernatorial candidate 🏛️WInsome Earle-Sears.

According to Fox News, Miyares, who is seeking another term as the commonwealth’s top law enforcement official against Democrat Jay Jones, posted a video Tuesday on X featuring a voter who chose Democrat 👤Abigail Spanberger for governor while backing Miyares for attorney general.

“Dave’s splitting his ticket — you can too,” Miyares wrote alongside the clip.

In the video, Miyares said, “I’m here in beautiful Stafford, I got a chance to meet with voters. I got to meet Dave, who’s here, who’s splitting his ticket.”

The voter, Dave, explained his choice: “Absolutely. Yeah, no, I voted already, early voting. I voted for Spanberger for governor. I voted for you for attorney general. This is not a time, nor that many times in my life, been where I’ve voted straight down the ticket. So here I am.”

Although Miyares and Earle-Sears had campaigned together during the election cycle, his public encouragement to consider Democratic candidates highlights Virginia’s status as a battleground state, where Democrats are eyeing both the governor’s mansion and the attorney general’s office.

The split-ticket appeal comes after President