| Election Name: | 1997 Virginia Attorney General election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1993 Virginia Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Virginia Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1997 |
| Nominee1: | Mark Earley |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 953,455 |
| Percentage1: | 57.5% |
| Nominee2: | William Dolan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 702,523 |
| Percentage2: | 42.4% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Jim Gilmore |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mark Earley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1997 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1997, to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. The Republican nominee, Mark Earley, defeated the Democratic nominee, William Dolan, by around 15 percent.