2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Regular season statistics, Captains
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when games are equal


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Regular season statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Regular season statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: August 25, 2013Source: Competitive matchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, U23/PDL Season
There are supporter groups for the 2013 PDL season in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Bremerton, and Victoria. For information for things such as tailgating, away travel, and tifo see the associated forums, where they exist, for the Vancouver Southsiders, Emerald City Supporters (Seattle), Timbers Army (Portland), Kitsap Blue Guard, Kitsap Hellcats, and Lake Side Buoys (Victoria – Facebook). The BC based supporters groups sponsor the Juan de Fuca Plate and the Washington State teams play for the Ruffneck Cup.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, U23/PDL Season, Results summary
Last updated: July 17, 2013Source:Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Juan de Fuca Plate
The Juan de Fuca Plate is a supporter-sponsored competition for British Columbian clubs in the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (USL PDL), a semi-professional league with clubs in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Juan de Fuca Plate
Founded in 2012 by supporters of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Victoria Highlanders, the Juan de Fuca Plate is meant to spur interest across British Columbia in soccer at the semi-professional level, and to inspire good-natured rivalry between the competing cities. Standings in regular season games between all USL PDL teams in British Columbia count towards the championship. Every year, the winner will receive the Juan de Fuca Plate.


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Juan de Fuca Plate
For the 2013 USL PDL season, teams competing for the Juan de Fuca Plate will be the Victoria Highlanders and the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency U-23 team. The first game of the 2013 Juan de Fuca Plate will take place May 17, 2013 at UBC Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. The first Juan de Fuca Plate match was on May 13, 2012 at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia between the Whitecaps U-23s and the Highlanders. The Plate was first awarded July 11 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia to the victorious team, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23s


2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season, Juan de Fuca Plate
Past Champions:  2012– Vancouver Whitecaps FC U23  2013– Vancouver Whitecaps FC U23


2013 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team
The 2013 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played its home games at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his eleventh season at Vanderbilt. The Commodores claimed the East Division championship in the Southeastern Conference.


2013 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team, Ranking movements
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Commodores played their seven home games at Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee, which has been Vanderbilt football's home stadium since 1922. The 2013 team was coming off back-to-back bowls for the first time in school history. The 2012 season was the best win percentage since 1955 (.692); the nine wins were the most since 1915, and the 5 SEC wins were the most since 1935.


2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 2013 team was headed by James Franklin who was in his 3rd and final year at Vanderbilt. It marked the Commodores 123rd overall season, 80th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 22nd within the SEC Eastern Division. For the third straight year Vanderbilt had made it to a bowl game. Vandy defeated Houston Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl 41–24. Vanderbilt finished with 9 wins in back to back seasons for the first time in school history.


2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Before the season
A small amount of controversy occurred when Vanderbilt canceled games at home with Northwestern and away with Ohio State. Letters were sent cancelling the games, with the explicit reason being the need to accommodate Mizzou into Vanderbilt's SEC East Division. Northwestern, like Vanderbilt in the SEC, is the sole private institution in the Big 10, alleged that the real reason was fear on the part of Vanderbilt to continue playing its Big 10 counterpart—a series which had been referred to as the Battle of the Nerds.


2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Before the season, Rape case
On August 9, 2013, four Vanderbilt football players were arrested and indicted for rape. Brandon Vandenburg, Cory Lamont Batey, Brandon E. Banks, and Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie were taken into custody and given a state-mandated HIV test in connection with the Vanderbilt rape case. All four men were charged with five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. They allegedly carried an unconscious  21-year-old female student into a dorm room in the school's Gilette House, and gang-raped and sodomized her on the floor in a 32-minute attack on June 23, 2013.


2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Before the season, Rape case
They took graphic photos and videos of the rape. The victim (who is White) told the court that after Batey (who is Black) raped her, he urinated on her face while saying she deserved what he was doing to her because of the color of her skin, which sources reported was "That’s for 400 years of slavery you b----." The defendants were dismissed from the football team on June 29, 2013 and banned from campus during the six-week investigation that followed.


2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, Before the season, Rape case
A fifth player, Chris Boyd, pleaded guilty to criminal attempt to commit accessory after the fact and was dismissed from the team but not the university for his role in helping to cover up the rape. Three of the players were convicted, and received prison sentences ranging from 15 years, the minimum allowed by Tennessee law for their crimes, to 17 years. The fourth player accepted a plea deal which included 10 years' probation, and did not receive any jail time.


2013 Vanessa Phillips Women's Tournament
The 2013 Vanessa Phillips Women's Tournament was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Eilat, Israel, between 28 January and 3 February 2013.


2013 Vanessa Phillips Women's Tournament, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Vanessa Phillips Women's Tournament – Doubles
This was a new event in 2013. Alla Kudryavtseva and Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Corinna Dentoni and Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final, 6–1, 6–3


2013 Vanessa Phillips Women's Tournament – Singles
This was a new event in 2013. Yulia Putintseva was the top seed, but lost to Marta Sirotkina in the quarterfinals.


2013 Vanessa Phillips Women's Tournament – Singles
Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Sirotkina in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.


2013 Varsity Cup
The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.


2013 Varsity Cup
The tournament was won by  UP Tuks for the second consecutive season; they beat  Maties 44–5 in the final played on 8 April 2013. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2014.


2013 Varsity Cup, Competition rules and information
There were eight participating universities in the 2013 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either home or away.


2013 Varsity Cup, Competition rules and information
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2013 Varsity Cup, Competition rules and information
The top four teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.


2013 Varsity Cup, Competition rules and information
There was no relegation to the Varsity Shield at the end of the season.


2013 Varsity Cup, Competition rules and information
The 2013 Varsity Cup used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three.


2013 Varsity Cup, Teams
The following teams took part in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition:


2013 Varsity Cup, Standings
The final league standings for the 2013 Varsity Cup were:


2013 Varsity Cup, Standings
The top four teams qualify to the semi-finals. The first-placed team will host the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team will host the third-placed team. The higher-ranked semi-final winner will then host the lower-ranked semi-final winner in the final.


2013 Varsity Cup, Standings
Points breakdown:* 4 points for a win* 2 points for a draw* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match


2013 Varsity Cup, Honours
The honour roll for the 2013 Varsity Cup was as follows:


2013 Varsity Football
The 2013 Varsity Football challenge was the first season of a South African university association football competition. It involved some of the top football playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports South Africa, and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa.


2013 Varsity Football
The men's competition was won by UP-Tuks and the women's competition by University of Johannesburg.


2013 Varsity Football, History
The Varsity Cup tournament was founded in 2008, featuring the rugby teams of eight universities. Varsity Sports was expanded in 2012 to include other sporting codes. University Sport South Africa discussed the Varsity Football proposal at its 2012 annual general meeting. The idea was initially rejected, as it was seen to split the member institutions. However, it was later accepted, and 2013 was the inaugural season of Varsity Football, with an 8 team men's tournament. A four team women's tournament is also being played.


2013 Varsity Football, Participating Teams
The eight teams competing in the men's Varsity Football challenge are:


2013 Varsity Football, Participating Teams
The four teams competing in the women's Varsity Football challenge are:


2013 Varsity Football, Participating Teams, Qualification
For both the men's and women's tournaments, qualification was based on the 2012 University Sports South Africa National Club Championships. In order to qualify, men's teams need to be one of the eight highest placed teams associated with Varsity Sports. Women's teams needed to be one of the semi-finalists, and also be associated with Varsity Sports.


2013 Varsity Football, Participating Teams, Qualification
For the men's tournament, UP-Tuks qualified as USSA champions, and NWU-Mafikeng as losing finalists. TUT-Pretoria qualified as a losing semi-finalist, while UKZN Pietermaritzburg, also a losing semi-finalist, was ineligible, not being linked to Varsity Sports. Wits and UWC qualified as losing quarter finalists, while WSU-Potsdam and CPUT, both of which also lost in the quarter finals were ineligible. UCT, ranked 9th, UFS, ranked 11th and NMMU, ranked 14th were invited. Higher placed University of Venda, WSU-Ibika and UKZN-Edgewood were not invited, as they are not linked to Varsity Sports.


2013 Varsity Football, Participating Teams, Qualification
For the women's tournament, TUT-Pretoria was invited as the USSA women's champion. UP-Tuks qualified as the losing finalist, and UJ as a losing semi-finalist. VUT, a losing semi-finalist, was not invited, lacking affiliation with Varsity Sports at the time. As such, 5th ranked University of Limpopo was invited instead.


2013 Varsity Football, Format
The tournament begins with a round robin stage, in which all teams play each other once. After the round robin stage, the top 4 teams will advance to the knockout stage. The teams ranked 1 and 2 will host the semi-finals, against the teams ranked 4 and 3 respectively. The winners will advance to the final, to be hosted by the highest ranking finalist. All matches are played on Mondays. The league scoring system follows a standard scoring system and awards 3 points are awarded for a win, and 1 point for a draw. Teams are separated first on points, and then on goal difference.


2013 Varsity Football, Round robin stage
The 2013 season began with the round robin stages on 22 July, which will end on 2 September.


2013 Varsity Football, Knockout stage
The top four placed men's teams progressed to the knockout stage, as did all four women's teams. The semi-finals for both men and women were played on 9 September and the finals on 16 September.


2013 Varsity Football, Notable Players and Coaches
Players and coaches who have since been signed by professional clubs.


2013 Varsity Rugby
The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.


2013 Varsity Rugby
The tournament was won by  UP Tuks for the second consecutive season; they beat  Maties 44–5 in the final played on 8 April 2013. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2014.


2013 Varsity Rugby, Scoring
All four 2013 Varsity Rugby competitions will use a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries will be worth five points as usual, but conversions will be worth three points, while penalties and drop goals will only be worth two points.


2013 Varsity Rugby, Varsity Cup
The following teams competed in the 2013 Varsity Cup:  Maties,  NMMU Madibaz,  NWU Pukke,  UCT Ikey Tigers,  UFS Shimlas,  UJ,  UP Tuks and  Wits, who took part in this competition for the first time following their promotion from the 2012 Varsity Shield. The tournament was won by  UP Tuks, who beat  Maties 44–5 in the final. There was no relegation at the end of 2013.


2013 Varsity Rugby, Varsity Shield
The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Shield:  CUT Ixias,  UFH Blues,  UKZN Impi,  UWC and  TUT Vikings, who have been relegated from the 2012 Varsity Cup. The tournament was won by  CUT Ixias, who beat  UWC 29–19 in the final. There was no promotion at the end of 2013.


2013 Varsity Rugby, Promotion/Relegation
There was no promotion or relegation at the end of 2013.


2013 Varsity Rugby, Young Guns, Competition Rules
There were eight participating universities in the 2013 Young Guns competition. These teams were divided into two pools (the FNB pool and the Steinhoff pool) and played the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.


2013 Varsity Rugby, Young Guns, Competition Rules
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2013 Varsity Rugby, Young Guns, Competition Rules
The top two teams in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finished second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.


2013 Varsity Rugby, Young Guns, Fixtures and results
The 2013 Varsity Cup Young Guns fixtures were as follows:


2013 Varsity Rugby, Koshuis Rugby Championship, Competition Rules
There were eight participating teams in the 2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship - the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams were divided into two pools (the Penny Pinchers pool and the Hertz pool) and played the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.


2013 Varsity Rugby, Koshuis Rugby Championship, Competition Rules
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2013 Varsity Rugby, Koshuis Rugby Championship, Competition Rules
The top two teams in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finish second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.


2013 Varsity Rugby, South African Universities
In April 2013, a South African Universities team was named, picked from players that played in Varsity Rugby in 2013, to play against Namibia in Windhoek.


2013 Varsity Shield
The 2013 Varsity Shield was contested from 28 January to 1 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Varsity Shield, an annual second-tier inter-university rugby union competition featuring five South African universities.


2013 Varsity Shield
The tournament was won by  CUT Ixias for the second time; they beat  UWC 29–19 in the final played on 1 April 2013. No team was promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2014.


2013 Varsity Shield, Competition rules and information
There were five participating universities in the 2013 Varsity Shield. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.


2013 Varsity Shield, Competition rules and information
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2013 Varsity Shield, Competition rules and information
The top two teams qualified for the title play-offs. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished second.


2013 Varsity Shield, Competition rules and information
There was no promotion/relegation between the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield at the end of 2013.


2013 Varsity Shield, Competition rules and information
The 2013 Varsity Shield used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three.


2013 Varsity Shield, Teams
The following teams took part in the 2013 Varsity Shield competition:


2013 Varsity Shield, Standings
The final league standings for the 2013 Varsity Shield were:


2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics
The 2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 18th running of the Vattenfall Cyclassics single-day cycling race. It was held, in and around Hamburg, Germany, on 25 August over a distance of 246 kilometres (152.9 miles) and was the twenty-third race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season.


2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics
In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by Argos–Shimano rider John Degenkolb, Degenkolb finished ahead of Lotto–Belisol's André Greipel and Team Katusha's Alexander Kristoff, who completed the podium.


2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics, Teams
As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 19 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – NetApp–Endura and MTN–Qhubeka – were given wildcard places into the race and as such, formed the event's 21-team peloton.


2013 Vegalta Sendai season
The 2013 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's fourth consecutive season and sixth season overall in J.League Division 1. As a result of their runner-up finish in the 2012 season, the team competed in the 2013 AFC Champions League. Sendai also competed in the 2013 Emperor's Cup and 2013 J.League Cup. It was manager Makoto Teguramori's last season with the club, having accepted a position as head coach of the Japan U-23 team. In mid-season Vegalta Sendai revealed that the A-League's Graham Arnold would manage the team beginning in 2014 season.


2013 Vegalta Sendai season, Players
As of March 5, 2013Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Vegalta Sendai season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Vegalta Sendai season, Competitions, J.League, League table
The 2013 J.League Division 1 season was the 48th season of Japanese top-flight football and 21st since the establishment of the J.League. The season began on 2 March and finished on 7 December.


2013 Vegalta Sendai season, Clubs
Vissel Kobe, Gamba Osaka and Consadole Sapporo were relegated at the end of the 2012 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Consadole Sapporo returned to J2 after only one season in the top flight, while Vissel Kobe was relegated after six seasons in the top flight. Gamba Osaka, instead, was relegated for the first time since the creation of J. League in 1993 and first time since their forerunners, Matsushita Electric Soccer Club, were relegated to the second Division of Japan Soccer League after the 1986–87 season.


2013 Vegalta Sendai season, Clubs
The three relegated teams were replaced by 2012 J.League Division 2 champions Ventforet Kofu, runners-up Shonan Bellmare and sixth-placed and play-off winner team Oita Trinita. Kofu made an immediate return to the top division, while Shonan after a two-year absence. In the end, Oita beat JEF United Chiba in the playoff final and returned in J1 after three seasons in the second division. Due to Oita's promotion, it will be the first time to have 2 clubs in the top-flight league competitions from Kyushu since 2006, and Kansai region will have only one club competing in the top flight first time since 1994 season due to Kobe and Gamba's relegations.


2013 Vegalta Sendai season, Attendances
Updated to games played on 7 December 2013Source: Notes:† Team played previous season in J2.


2013 Vehbi Emre Tournament
The 31st Vehbi Emre Tournament 2013, was a wrestling event held in Istanbul, Turkey between 2 and 3 February 2013.


2013 Vehbi Emre Tournament
This international tournament includes competition men's Greco-Roman wrestling. This ranking tournament was held in honor of Turkish Wrestler and manager Vehbi Emre.


2013 Veikkausliiga
The 2013 Veikkausliiga was the eighty-third season of top-tier football in Finland. The season began on 13 April 2013 and is scheduled to end on 26 October 2013. HJK Helsinki are the defending champions.


2013 Veikkausliiga, Teams
FC Haka were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2012 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions RoPS.


2013 Venezuelan municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in Venezuela to elect 337 mayors and 2,455 local councillors for their respective 2013-2017 terms. Originally planned for 14 April 2013, due to the death of President Hugo Chávez and the announcement of a new presidential election to be held on that date, the municipal elections were rescheduled for 8 December 2013. That date, 8 December 2013, was later announced by the president of the National Electoral Council, Tibisay Lucena.


2013 Venezuelan municipal elections, Conduct
President Nicolas Maduro, Chávez's successor and head of the GPP, utilized public resources to support GPP candidates. Public resources included workers, facilities and government funding.


2013 Venezuelan municipal elections, Conduct, El Dakazo
To build support for GPP candidates, President Maduro declared on 8 November 2013 the military occupation of Daka consumer stores which later evolved into similar operations involving other stores. The government forced price cuts upon private businesses and as a result, GPP saw increased approval. Head of the Superior Organ for the Defense of the Economy, Hebert García Plaza, later promised that "all the Venezuelan people will have the capacity to obtain a plasma television and a refrigerator of the latest generation". The announcement of lowered prices sparked looting in multiple cities across Venezuela.


2013 Venezuelan municipal elections, Conduct, El Dakazo
As a result of El Dakazo, shortages in Venezuela intensified because businesses could not afford to import more products that were sold for artificially low prices. In November 2014 one year later, some Daka stores still remained empty following the events.


2013 Venezuelan municipal elections, Results
It was announced on 20 August 2013 by the National Electoral Council that there are 19,167,416 voters, of which there are 18,952,292 Venezuelan nationals and 215,124 foreign residents with at least 10 years residency; however, only 19,066,431 voters will be entitled to vote, as 100,985 are Venezuelans residing abroad who have no voting rights for local elections.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election
Snap presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 14 April 2013 following the death of President Hugo Chávez on 5 March 2013. Nicolás Maduro—who had assumed the role of acting president since Chávez's death—was declared winner with a narrow victory over his opponent Henrique Capriles, the Governor of Miranda. Capriles had run in the previous election less than a year before, losing to Chávez by an 11-point margin. This time the margin of victory was much smaller (being 1.49%), and thus became the closest presidential election of the country since the 1968 election.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election
Capriles refused to accept the results of the elections, claiming election irregularities, despite the electoral council's post-election audit of a random selection of 54% of votes, comparing the electronic records with the paper ballots, which showed no problems. Capriles initially called for an audit of the remaining 46% of votes, asserting that this would show that he had won the election. The election council agreed to carry out an audit, and planned to do so in May.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election
Later Capriles changed his mind, adding demands for a full audit of the electoral registry (with validation of all fingerprints and signatures in the records), and calling the audit process "a joke" when the election council declared this "impossible" on the grounds that it would take "years". On 12 June 2013 the results of the audit were announced. The National Electoral Council (CNE) had found no discrepancy with the initial results and confirmed Maduro's electoral victory.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election
Maduro was sworn in as the new head of state on 19 April. The Supreme Court of Justice denied Capriles' appeal on 7 August 2013.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Background
Following Chávez's victory in the 2012 presidential election, he went to Cuba for cancer treatment, returning to Venezuela to stay at an army hospital for continued treatment. On and after 10 January, opponents of Chávez unsuccessfully called for presidential elections to be held after he was unable to be sworn into office due to his illness. Unofficial campaigning had already begun before Chávez's death.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Electoral process
Since 1998 elections in Venezuela have been highly automated, and administered by the National Electoral Council, with poll workers drafted via a lottery of registered voters. Polling places are equipped with multiple high-tech touch-screen DRE voting machines, one to a "mesa electoral", or voting "table". After the vote is cast, each machine prints out a paper ballot, or VVPAT, which is inspected by the voter and deposited in a ballot box belonging to the machine's table. The voting machines perform in a stand-alone fashion, disconnected from any network until the polls close. Voting session closure at each of the voting stations in a given polling center is determined either by the lack of further voters after the lines have emptied, or by the hour, at the discretion of the president of the voting table.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Electoral process
As part of the election administration the National Electoral Council planned a post-election audit of 54% of polling places, comparing the electronic records with the paper trail.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Candidates, United Socialist Party
Venezuela's foreign minister announced Nicolás Maduro as interim president. Hugo Chávez had chosen Maduro as his successor, and Maduro became the presidential candidate for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Candidates, Democratic Unity Roundtable
The opposition agreed on 2012 candidate Henrique Capriles as the candidate to run against Maduro. Capriles announced that he accepted the nomination and would compete against Maduro.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign
The most pressing issues were the high murder rate, particularly in the capital, the state of the economy, and land rights. The opposition accused Maduro of trying to use Chávez's memory and image to win votes.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign
The campaign was characterised by insults from both sides. Examples include Maduro calling Capriles "Prince of the Bourgeoisie" and "capricious". In the campaign, Maduro sang a rap song in which he described his opponent as "the little bourgeois shit who shits himself of fear when the people raise their voice". He also implied that Capriles was gay, referring to him being unmarried. Capriles then said he loves so many women he can't decide. He also declared that Maduro's wife was ugly and asked who wants to be with her.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign
Diosdado Cabello, leader of the PSUV, expressed doubts about the credibility of the election, while Maduro said he was ready to accept the result. The last day of campaigning was 11 April.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign
On 12 April, Vice President Jorge Arreaza announced on national television that two Colombians had been arrested who had been posing as Venezuelan military officials and sought to disrupt the election. He also announced the finding of an arms cache said to be linked to Salvadoran mercenaries the government had previously accused of plotting to kill Maduro.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Campaign
Over the weekend before the election Maduro made comments in private suggesting a potential "détente" in United States–Venezuela relations. Former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson, who was in Venezuela during the election as an Organization of American States (OAS) representative, recounted how Maduro personally told him he "want[ed] to improve the relationship with the U.S. [and] regularize the relationship."


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Conduct
According to the National Electoral Council (CNE), 170 foreign observers were invited to witness the election. Maduro—like his predecessor Chávez—was able to use government resources which included funds, establishments and workers to promote himself during his electoral campaigning.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Conduct
Following the death of Chávez, the Maduro campaign utilized the Hugo Chávez's cult of personality and Bolivarian propaganda to bolster electoral support. Throughout the campaign, Maduro had continued using similar anti-American rhetoric ad motifs as Chávez had in the past.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Results
The results came as a surprise, as Maduro was leading by double digit figures in most opinion polls conducted two weeks before the election. Furthering the unexpected closeness of the race was the fact that Chávez had defeated Capriles comfortably in October 2012 by a margin of more than 10%.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Results
The voter turnout of 79.68% was less than one percentage point lower than in the October election.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Results, Close states
Red font color denotes states won by President Maduro; blue denotes those won by Governor Capriles.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Results, Close states
States where margin of victory was more than 5% but less than 10%:


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath
Maduro's narrow defeat of Capriles created uncertainty behind the chavista movement on whether the Bolivarian revolution could continue without Chávez. Due to the PSUV's loss of popularity, the Bolivarian government increased political polarization and began drafting laws to make mechanisms of legal repression against the opposition to maintain power. The Maduro government then prepared the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela and colectivos to participate in intimidation tactics to prevent dissent.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, Demonstrations
After the election results were announced, car horns blared and fireworks were lit by chavistas as celebrations took place in downtown Caracas.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, Demonstrations
In contrast, opposition supporters protested by banging pots and pans in the streets. After Capriles' call for the electoral commission not to officially proclaim Maduro the winner, National Guard troops and students clashed in Altamira Square. The troops used tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse the students who were protesting the official results, while the students hurled chunks of concrete and stones back at the troops on a highway in Caracas


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, Demonstrations
Venezuelan authorities greatly repressed demonstrations throughout the country, with President Maduro justifying the use of force by stating that he was facing a coup. At least 7 deaths, 61 injuries and hundreds of arrests were reported following the protests. Attorney-General Luisa Ortega Diaz said that the violence included the burning of several medical clinics, offices of the national telephone company, grocery stores and other businesses. Following the crackdown by the Bolivarian National Guard, the government then congratulated guardsmen for its actions against demonstrators.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, National Assembly brawls
Opposition legislators refused to recognize Nicolas Maduro as the elected president. On 15 April 2013, President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello announced that he would not allow opposition legislators to speak on the floor of the National Assembly until they recognize Nicolas Maduro as president. A fight broke out within the Assembly and two opposition lawmakers were injured, including William Davila, who had head injuries which resulted in sixteen stitches. Elvis Amoroso of the pro-Maduro PSUV applauded the injuries of opposition deputies stating "well done what they gave him".


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, National Assembly brawls
Another brawl occurred on 30 April 2013. In response, opposition legislators lifted a Golpe al Parlamento (Coup in the Parliament) banner because they were still prohibited from speaking. Violence later broke out, and opposition lawmakers were injured. Government cameras pointed at the ceiling during the brawl. Ten opposition deputies were injured including María Corina Machado, who sustained several fractures to the nose and Julio Borges, who suffered head injuries. PSUV deputy and Minister of Prisons Iris Varela stated about the opposition that "se merecían los coñazos" ("they deserved those (violent) strikes").


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, National Assembly brawls
The Human Rights Foundation, condemned the assault, with HRF president Thor Halvorssen Mendoza claiming that "the PSUV approved of the attacks against opposition deputies at the National Assembly".


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, Audit demands
The electoral commission declared that the results of the election were "irreversible" after the planned post-election audit of a random selection of 54% of votes turned up no problems when comparing the electronic vote with the paper ballot totals. Nevertheless, Capriles refused to concede defeat and raised accusations of fraud, demanding an audit of the remaining 46% of the votes.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, Audit demands
Reuters on 18 April said that "[Capriles] has so far publicly presented little in the way of smoking-gun evidence to show the vote was stolen, though his campaign alleges more than 3,000 irregularities from armed thugs in polling stations to mismatches on tally sheets." Following a telephone conversation between Capriles and Maduro, the latter publicly promised he would permit an additional audit to be conducted on the 46% of votes not already audited. Maduro also claimed that Capriles proposed a "pact," which he rejected.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, Audit demands
On 19 April the CNE agreed to audit the remaining 46% of votes which had not already been audited. This was initially accepted by Capriles, who said he believed this second audit would vindicate his fraud claims. Capriles later rejected the audit, after his demands that the audit include the electoral registry as well as the voting records themselves - with detailed examination of voters' signature and fingerprint records - was rejected by the CNE as "impossible". Capriles said that without an audit of the electoral registry, an audit of the votes was "a joke". The CNE's audit of the remaining 46% of votes is to be completed between 6 May and 4 June.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election, Aftermath, Audit demands
Capriles appealed to the Supreme Court on 2 May 2013; they denied the appeal on 7 August 2013.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election protests
The 2013 Venezuelan political crisis refers to the events occurred after the presidential elections of the same year, mostly protests in response of the electoral result in which Nicolás Maduro the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) is elected as President of Venezuela.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election protests, Presidential elections
After the presidential elections on 14 April 2013, opposition leader Capriles rejected the bulletin issued by the National Electoral Electoral (CNE) and ask for a recount of the 100% of the votes, because his campaign command reported at least 3,500 irregularities during the electoral process, petition that was joined by CNE rector Vicente Díaz and supported by the governments of Spain, France, the United States, Paraguay, and the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza. At the start, Maduro accepted the audit proposed by the opposition.


2013 Venezuelan presidential election protests, Presidential elections
Henrique Capriles presented his request formally on 17 April 2013, with all the corresponding complainte and the petition of the total verification of the acts; the CNE held a meeting for hours the same day until it accepted the verification "in second phase", the 46% of the ballot boxes not randomly audited at first. However, this audit was not supported by Capriles, who argued that itt«should have been carried out along with a review of the voting notebooks», reason why the process was challenged before the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ).


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot
The 2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot was a conspiracy to commit terrorist acts in and against Canada in the form of disruption, destruction or derailment of trains operated by Canada's national passenger railway service, Via Rail Canada. The alleged targeted train route was the Maple Leaf, the daily train service between Toronto and New York City operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak. A railway bridge over the Twenty Mile Creek in Jordan, Ontario, was later identified as the target, according to unsealed court documents.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot
Suspects Chiheb Esseghaier, a Tunisian national, and Raed Jaser, a Palestinian, were arrested on 22 April 2013 by the RCMP and subsequently charged by the Crown in connection with the plot. Both men were permanent residents of Canada at the time of their arrests, although the Canadian government had sought for the deportation of Jaser for a second time after the conviction. The deportation attempt was withdrawn after the Ontario Court of Appeal allowed a new trial in August 2019.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot
On 20 March 2015, a Ontario Superior Court of Justice jury found both defendants guilty on all but one count of the charges. The jury was discharged from determining the extent of guilt on the remaining charge. On 23 September 2015, both Esseghaier and Jaser were sentenced to life imprisonment for a combination of six terrorism-related offences.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot
In August 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a new trial for both men due to juror selection issues in Jaser's case, although the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the verdict on 7 October 2020 and, despite affirming the issues regarding juror selection, refused a new trial because their rights to a fair trial were not harmed. The case was then sent back to the appellate court which will hear the remaining issues regarding a new trial.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Investigation
The arrests were the culmination of an investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The RCMP received cooperation and assistance from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Canada Border Services Agency. Provincial police forces involved were the Ontario Provincial Police and the Sûreté du Québec. Municipal police forces involved were the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, the Toronto Police Service, York Regional Police, Peel Regional Police, and the Durham Regional Police. Private security forces involved were corporate physical security teams from Via Rail Canada and CN Rail.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Investigation
In its interdiction, dubbed "Operation SMOOTH" by the RCMP, Canada received cooperation and assistance from the United States Department of Homeland Security, including the United States Transportation Security Administration, and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Investigation
A law firm that has been at the forefront in challenging Canadian anti-terror legislation, KSM Law, appears to have been instrumental in having one of their clients tip off authorities. Lawyers Naseer Irfan Syed and Faisal Kutty are co-founders of this law firm. In an op-ed published in the Toronto Star, Kutty cited this as evidence that the Muslim community, while critical of rights abuses, is concerned about Canada's security as well.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Suspects
Chiheb Esseghaier, a Tunisian citizen, was arrested by RCMP in Montreal, and Raed Jaser, who is stateless of Palestinian descent, was arrested in Toronto. The Crown  filed special terrorism-related charges against both, with the consent on behalf of the Attorney General of Canada, as required by section 83.24 of the Criminal Code. The charges included conspiracy to carry out an attack, and to commit murder at the direction of, or in association with, a terrorist group.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Suspects, Chiheb Esseghaier
Canadian and American intelligence experts have linked the plot to involvement by Al-Qaeda elements (possibly Jundallah) based around the Iran–Pakistan barrier. Chiheb Esseghaier is known to have travelled to Iran. At his arraignment before Justice of the Peace Susan Hilton in Toronto, Esseghaier repudiated the Criminal Code under which he was charged. Esseghaier defiantly told the court, "it is not a holy book." If convicted, he would receive a sentence of life imprisonment.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Suspects, Chiheb Esseghaier
Esseghaier, who was a doctoral student at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique of the Université du Québec, was known for his disruptive and offensive behaviour, and was referred to by his neighbours as a "nightmare neighbour". Esseghaier is believed to have been "radicalized" through contact with Ahmed Abassi, a 26-year-old Tunisian also arrested in connection with the plot by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York on 22 April.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Suspects, Raed Jaser
Born in the United Arab Emirates to Palestinian parents, Jaser arrived in Canada in September 1993 from Germany, with his parents and two siblings. The family travelled on forged French passports and applied for asylum after arrival, with Jaser included as a dependent minor. Their application was denied in 1997, although his remaining family members successfully applied for deferral of their removal orders and have become Canadian citizens by 2004. Jaser was denied the deferral in 1998 due to his existing criminal record. By the time of his 2004 arrest and removal attempt, Jaser already had five convictions relating to fraud and a conviction of uttering death threats.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Suspects, Raed Jaser
For the first time, the Canadian government sought for his removal after his 2004 arrest. During the hearing adjudicated by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Jaser claimed that he was Palestinian and a stateless person, not a citizen of the UAE as claimed by the Canadian government. Other claims pertinent to his hearing included that he had been harassed by anti-immigrant groups while living in Germany, where the family also applied for asylum before arriving in Canada.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Suspects, Raed Jaser
The IRB refused the government's request to keep him in immigration detention on the ground that that his risk of not showing up for trials was low and his uncle had posted his bail. The Canadian government ultimately failed to deport him in that attempt and, in 2012, approved his application to remain in the country as a permanent resident. Despite claiming to be stateless, Jaser had travelled to the UAE on a Jordanian passport on numerous occasions until 2011.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Suspects, Raed Jaser
In 2009, Jaser was pardoned for his convictions between 1997 and 2001, although the Parole Board of Canada withdrew the pardon in 2014 when he was under trial for terrorism. A year before his arrest, Jaser had been employed driving a minivan transporting special-education students in Markham, Ontario, and between 2008 and 2011, he was the director of a transportation company. The contracting company that hired Jaser for transporting students claimed that Jaser had passed a background check, a criminal record check as well as a vulnerable sector check, which is required for persons working with minors.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Suspects, Raed Jaser
Jaser has shown growing signs of radicalization as early as 2010 and 2011, when his father contacted activist Muhammad Robert Heft several times out of concern for Jaser's "overzealous and intolerance" behaviour.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case
Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser were charged on 23 April 2013 by the Crown under special consent of the Attorney General of Canada, pursuant to section 83.24 of the Criminal Code. George Dolhai, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, entered charges under the Criminal Code against the two suspects.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Charges
The Crown alleges, both in English and French, as follows:


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Charges
Pursuant to section 83.24 of the Criminal Code I, the undersigned, George Dolhai, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions and Deputy Attorney General of Canada do consent to the commencement of proceedings against Chiheb ESSEGHAIER and Raed JASER in respect of the following offences:1.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Charges
Chiheb ESSEGHAIER and Raed JASER, between April 1st 2012 and September 25th, 2012, in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, and in the City of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, and elsewhere, did conspire, the one with the other, to interfere with transportation facilities contrary to section 248 of the Criminal Code of Canada, for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist group, thereby committing an offence contrary to section 83.2 of the Criminal Code of Canada. 2


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Charges
. Chiheb ESSEGHAIER and Raed JASER, between April 1st, 2012 and September 25th, 2012, in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and in the City of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and elsewhere, did conspire, the one with the other, to murder persons unknown contrary to section 235(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada, for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist group, thereby committing an offence contrary to section 83.2 of the Criminal Code of Canada. 3


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Charges
. Chiheb ESSEGHAIER between 1 April 2012 and 25 September th 2012, in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and in the City of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and elsewhere, did knowingly participate in or contribute to, directly or indirectly, any activity of a terrorist group for the purpose of enhancing the ability of any terrorist group to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity. thereby committing an offence contrary to section 83.18 of the Criminal Code of Canada. 4


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Charges
. Chiheb ESSEGHAIER, between 25 September 2012 and 31 December 2012, in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and in the City of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and elsewhere, did knowingly participate in or contribute to, directly or indirectly, any activity of a terrorist group for the purpose of enhancing the ability of any terrorist group to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity, thereby committing an offence contrary to section 83.18 of the Criminal Code of Canada.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Charges
5. Raed JASER, between 1 April 2012 and 25 September 2012, in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and in the City of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and elsewhere, did knowingly participate in or contribute to, directly or indirectly, any activity of a terrorist group for the purpose of enhancing the ability of any terrorist group to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity, thereby committing an offence contrary to section 83.18 of the Criminal Code of Canada.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Charges
6. Chiheb ESSEGHAIER, between 7 September 2012 and 20 December 2012, in the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and in the City of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and elsewhere, did knowingly instruct, directly or indirectly, any person to carry out any activity for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a terrorist group, for the purpose of enhancing the ability of any terrorist group to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity, contrary to section 83.21 of the Criminal Code of Canada.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Links to foreign groups
Though the group linked to the plot is believed to operate out of Iran, it is not believed that they have received any Iranian state support, as historically Iran's regime has been officially hostile towards Al-Qaeda. While U.S. officials have claimed that Iran has given permission for Al-Qaeda to operate in Iran, the Iranian government has steadfastly denied any involvement, or even that Al-Qaeda has any operations on Iranian soil. A statement released by Iran's mission to the United Nations stated "Iran's position against this group is very clear and well known [  . . .


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Links to foreign groups
] Al Qaeda has no possibility to do any activity inside Iran or conduct any operation abroad from Iran's territory, and we reject strongly and categorically any connection to this story." In responding to the alleged connections to Iran, Peter T. King, a member of the United States House of Representatives and chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterintelligence and Terrorism stated "We know very little about al Qaeda's relationship with Iran." However, Canadian official James Malizia stated "receiving support from al Qaeda elements in Iran ... When I speak about supported, I mean direction and guidance."


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Nature of plot
Representatives of Via Rail have assured the public that at no time were passengers in danger, as the plot was foiled before the men could put it into action. Canadian officials would not release certain details about the plot, but did explain that it had still been in the planning stages and was thwarted before it could be enacted. The CBC reports that the two men were under surveillance for over a year, and the RCMP confirms that the men "took steps and conducted activities to conduct a terrorist attack," such as monitoring trains in the Greater Toronto Area.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Sentencing
On 23 September 2015, both men were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ontario Superior Court. The judge noted that neither had accepted responsibility for their offences or renounced their violent, racist, extremist beliefs, and expressed doubt on their rehabilitation prospects.


2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot, Case, Sentencing
In August 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a new trial for Jaser on grounds the jury that convicted him was improperly chosen because the preferred method of juror selection was not available to him, and extended the decision to Esseghaier, although the verdict was overturned by the Supreme Court of Canada in October 2020, which agreed with the Crown that the matter was technical and did not affect their rights to a fair trial. The Supreme Court then remitted the case to the Ontario Court of Appeal, which will hear the remaining grounds for a new trial.


2013 Viccourt Cup
The 2013 Viccourt Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Donetsk, Ukraine, on 29 July–3 August 2013.


2013 Viccourt Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 Viccourt Cup – Doubles
Lyudmyla and Nadiya Kichenok were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but they lost in the quarterfinals.


2013 Viccourt Cup – Doubles
Yuliya Beygelzimer and Renata Voráčová won the tournament, defeating Vesna Dolonc and Alexandra Panova in the final, 6–1, 6–4.


2013 Viccourt Cup – Singles
Vesna Dolonc was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but she lost to Valentyna Ivakhnenko in the first round.


2013 Viccourt Cup – Singles
Elina Svitolina won the tournament, defeating Tímea Babos in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(11–9).


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season
The 2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season officially began at the 2013 Brisbane International, the first of two simultaneous events which opened the official 2013 season, and concluded with her fifth consecutive qualification for the 2013 WTA Tour Championships.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Australian Open series
Azarenka began her 2013 season as the top seed at the 2013 Brisbane International, her first participation at the event since winning in 2009. She defeated German Sabine Lisicki in the second round after receiving a bye in the first round. This was followed up with a crushing two set victory over Ksenia Pervak in the quarter-finals, to maintain her record of not dropping a set in the tournament thus far. Azarenka was later forced to withdraw from her scheduled semi-final against Serena Williams due to a toe injury.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Australian Open series
Her next tournament was the defence of her Australian Open title. Azarenka won her first six matches dropping only one set en route (against Jamie Hampton in the third round), to reach the final for the second consecutive year, where she faced Li Na of China. Azarenka was able to successfully defend her title with a three set victory in the final; thus, she became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2009–10 to successfully defend her Australian Open title. With the victory, she also became only the fifth active player (after Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova) to hold two or more Grand Slam singles titles.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Middle East series
As the defending champion in Qatar, Azarenka once again reached the championship match, where she met Serena Williams, who replaced her as World No. 1 upon reaching the semi-finals (Williams did not play in Doha last year). After receiving a bye in the first round, she defeated Romina Oprandi, Christina McHale (without losing a game), Sara Errani and Agnieszka Radwańska to set up the final meeting against Williams. Azarenka scored just her second career victory over Williams, winning in the championship match in three sets and successfully defending her title.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Middle East series
Azarenka missed the Dubai Tennis Championships for the second year in a row, withdrawing from the tournament due to a foot injury she sustained in Doha.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, American hard court season
Azarenka's first tournament of the American hard court season was the defense of her Indian Wells title. As the top seed in the absence of Serena Williams, Azarenka got a first round bye, following which she defeated Daniela Hantuchová, Kirsten Flipkens (in three sets) and Urszula Radwańska, before withdrawing from the tournament prior to her quarter-final match against eventual runner-up Caroline Wozniacki due to an ankle injury. Her failure to defend her points saw her world ranking drop to No. 3 at the end of this tournament.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, American hard court season
The ankle injury she suffered at Indian Wells forced her out of the Miami tournament the following week.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Clay court season
Azarenka decided to skip the Stuttgart event, to allow for recovery from her ankle injury. Her next tournament was the Mutua Madrid Open, where she was a finalist last year. She defeated recent Portugal Open champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two tiebreak sets, in her first match since Indian Wells, before being upset in the second round by World No. 24 Ekaterina Makarova in three sets; thus losing her first match this season after eighteen matches undefeated.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Clay court season
Her next tournament was Rome. After receiving a first round bye, she defeated Julia Görges, Ayumi Morita (who retired in the second set), Samantha Stosur and Sara Errani to reach the final, where she was defeated by Serena Williams in straight sets.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Clay court season
Azarenka's next tournament was the French Open. She defeated Elena Vesnina, Annika Beck, Alizé Cornet, 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone and former doubles partner Maria Kirilenko to reach her first French Open semi-final, however, she was defeated there by 2012 champion Maria Sharapova in three sets.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season
In the first round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships she defeated Maria João Koehler in straight sets, but suffered a knee injury early in the second set. This injury ultimately forced her to withdraw from the Championships before her second round match against Flavia Pennetta. Her withdrawal was among one of seven big-name casualties on the tournament's third day, which has also led to questions being raised about the surface of the grass. Her withdrawal also ended a streak of four consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
Following her injury-enforced early exit from Wimbledon, Azarenka returned to action at the 2013 Southern California Open, where she was the top seed. After receiving a first round bye, she defeated Francesca Schiavone, Urszula Radwańska and Ana Ivanovic (the latter in three sets) before losing to Samantha Stosur in straight sets in the championship match. The loss to Stosur marked her first loss against her, after previously winning their first eight encounters.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
Azarenka was later forced to withdraw from the Rogers Cup due to a back injury she suffered in the championship match in Carlsbad.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
Seeded second at Cincinnati, Azarenka received a first round bye, following which she won her first match at the tournament since 2009, when she defeated local hope Vania King in the second round. That was then followed by wins over Magdaléna Rybáriková, Caroline Wozniacki (her first victory against her since 2009) and Jelena Janković, en route to reaching her fifth final of the year, where she defeated Serena Williams in a thrilling championship match to pick up her third title for the year.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
At the US Open, where Azarenka was seeded second, she successfully reached the final for the second consecutive year, only dropping two sets en route. However, she lost in the final to Serena Williams in three sets. She was the only player to win a set against Williams over the last two years.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Asian hard court season
Following the US Open, Azarenka began her Asian swing at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, where she was the top seed. However, after receiving a first round bye, she lost in the second round to former number one and seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in straight sets.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, Asian hard court season
Azarenka's next tournament was the China Open, where she was the defending champion. She lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic in three sets, delivering 15 double faults and committing 44 unforced errors in the process.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, WTA Tour Championships
Following Azarenka's run to the US Open final, she qualified for the WTA Tour Championships for the fifth consecutive year. She was placed in the White Group along with Li Na, Sara Errani and Jelena Janković. She started off with a tight straight-sets victory over Errani, but then fell to Janković and Li in her remaining matches, thus failing to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2010 and spelling an end to her season.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly summary, WTA Tour Championships
The defeat to Li marked Azarenka's fifth loss in her past six matches, thus making for a poor end to her 2013 season. She ended the year ranked world number two, behind Serena Williams.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Yearly Records, Head-to-head match-ups
Bold indicates that the player was in the Top 10, italics denotes that the player was in the Top 20 (at the time of the match being played). This list is ordered by number of wins to number of losses in chronological order played.


2013 Victoria Azarenka tennis season, Exhibition matches
Victoria Azarenka took part in the annual BNP Paribas Showdown, where she faced Serena Williams in a rematch of their 2012 US Open final. Azarenka lost the exhibition match in straight sets. At the end of the year Azarenka scored another victory on Williams, in an exhibition in Thailand. She won in straight sets.


2013 Victoria Curling Classic
The 2013 Victoria Curling Classic was held at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Victoria, British Columbia from March 20 to 24 as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple knockout format, and the purse for the event was CAD$76,000, of which the winner, Niklas Edin, received CAD$25,000. Edin defeated Mike McEwen in the final with a score of 9–8.


2013 Victorian Premier League
The 2013 Victorian Premier League was the one-hundred first season of the top tier of club football in Victoria. The home and away season commenced on 6 April 2013. Dandenong Thunder were the defending champions.


2013 Victorian Premier League, Match Fixing Scandal
On 15 September 2013 Victoria Police arrested up to ten people, including Southern Stars players David Obaze, Nick McKoy and Joe Woolley and coach, Zaya Younan. Later in September criminal charges were laid via the Victoria Police and the FFA handed Noel, Woolley, David Obaze, Nicholas McKoy and coach Zia Younan initial suspensions which prevented them from being involved in any football-related activity in Australia while the investigation was ongoing. Those bans were also extended worldwide by FIFA. Two British footballers, Reiss Noel and Joe Woolley received life-time bans from FIFA due to the incident.


2013 Victorian Premier League, Match Fixing Scandal
Gerry Subramaniam, a Malaysian national and the Australian ring-leader of the betting syndicate behind the match fixing, was sentenced to three years jail in Australia, to be followed by deportation to Malaysia.


2013 Victorian Premier League, Match Fixing Scandal
Southern Stars were suspended from the competition. All of their matches were declared No Result and were recorded as 0–0 draws with no points awarded. Bentleigh Greens forfeited their Round 22 match against Southern Stars, who were awarded 1 point.


2013 Victorian Premier League, Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from Victorian State League Division 1:(After the end of the 2012 season.)


2013 Victorian Premier League, Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to Victorian State League Division 1:(After the end of the 2012 season.)


2013 Victorian Premier League, Regular season
The Victorian Premier League 2012 season was played over 22 rounds, beginning on 23 March and concluding on 16 September 2012, followed by the final series.


2013 Victorino Cunha Cup
The Victorino Cunha Cup is an annual Angolan basketball tournament held in honour of former Angolan basketball coach Victorino Cunha. The 5th edition (2013), ran from October 22 to 24, and was contested by the top four teams of the 2013 BAI Basket, and played in a round robin system. Recreativo do Libolo ended the tournament undefeated to win its first title.


2013 Victory Bowl
The 2013 Victory Bowl was a college football bowl game played on November 23, 2013 at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. It featured the Azusa Pacific Cougars against the Greenville Panthers. The Cougars trounced the Panthers, 67–0. Azusa Pacific is an NCAA Division II school, while Greenville plays in Division III. Azusa Pacific (APU) set a record for the most points scored in a Victory Bowl in their first appearance, which was also the only shutout in the game's history. APU outgained Greenville 388 yards to 111 and scored nine touchdowns.


2013 Victory Bowl, Game play, First quarter
Azusa Pacific jumped out to a 21–0 lead on two touchdown runs by Terrell Watson and one by Justin McPherson. Greenville went three-and-out four times in the quarter for zero total net yards.


2013 Victory Bowl, Game play, Second quarter
Watson got his third score of the game early in the quarter on an eight-yard TD run. Tanner Henry and Ed Dillihunt caught touchdown passes from Dasmen Stewart later in the quarter before Jamie Cacciatore's 42-yard field goal as time expired made the score 44–0 at halftime.


2013 Victory Bowl, Game play, Third quarter
Stewart opened the quarter with another TD pass to Henry before Cacciatore connected on a 25-yard field goal. Sam Flemming intercepted Greenville quarterback Brendan Chambers for a 48-yard return touchdown to extend the lead to 61–0.


2013 Victory Bowl, Game play, Fourth quarter
Tarik Myles broke free for a 71-yard run on the Cougars' first drive to get to the Greenville 10. McPherson ran three times on the next series, punching in a one-yard touchdown on fourth down. The PAT was blocked, making the score 67–0.


2013 Vietnam Open Grand Prix
The 2013 Vietnam Open Grand Prix is the eighteenth and the last grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2013 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament is held in Phan Dinh Phung Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam December 2–8, 2013 and has a total purse of $50,000.


2013 Vietnamese Cup
The 2013 Vietnamese Cup was the 21st edition of the Vietnamese Cup. It began on the 16 March 2013 and ended on 5 September 2013.


2013 Vihiga local elections
Local elections were held in Vihiga to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates.


2013 Viking FK season
The 2013 season was Viking's first full season with Kjell Jonevret as manager. They finished 5th in the Tippeligaen and were knocked out of the cup by Adeccoligaen side Bryne in the Third Round.


2013 Viking FK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Viking FK season, Squad, On Loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 Viking FK season, Transfers, Winter
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2013 Viking FK season, Transfers, Winter
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2013 Viking FK season, Transfers, Summer
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2013 Viking FK season, Transfers, Summer
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2013 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 2013 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 29th year head coach Andy Talley and played their home games at Villanova Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in fourth place.


2013 Virginia Attorney General election
The Virginia Attorney General election of 2013 took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the Attorney General of Virginia. The incumbent Attorney General, Republican Ken Cuccinelli, did not run for re-election. He was instead his party's nominee in the 2013 gubernatorial election.


2013 Virginia Attorney General election
On May 18, 2013, a Republican state convention in Richmond nominated State Senator Mark Obenshain over State Delegate Rob Bell. The Democratic primary on June 11, 2013, was won by State Senator Mark Herring, who defeated former Assistant United States Attorney Justin Fairfax.


2013 Virginia Attorney General election
While the statewide elections for governor and lieutenant governor garnered more national attention, the race for attorney general was the most competitive. Obenshain had an election night lead of 1,200 votes. In the following days, as provisional ballots were counted, Herring narrowed the lead and ultimately overtook him. On November 25, the Virginia State Board of Elections certified the results and Herring was declared the winner by 1,103,777 votes to 1,103,612 – a difference of 165 votes out of more than 2.2 million cast, or 0.007%.


2013 Virginia Attorney General election
After the certification, Obenshain requested a recount, which began on December 16. Obenshain conceded the election on December 18, and later that day, the recount ended with Herring winning by 907 votes, or 0.04%. With Herring's victory, Democrats held all five statewide offices – including both U.S. Senate seats – for the first time since 1970.


2013 Virginia Attorney General election
This is the last time Montgomery County has voted for the Republican candidate in a statewide election.


2013 Virginia Attorney General election, General election, Recount
It was widely reported that a recount was expected after the results were certified on November 25, 2013. According to the Virginia Board of Elections rules, as updated for the November 2013 election: "there are no automatic recounts. Only an apparent losing candidate can ask for a recount, and only if the difference between the apparent winning candidate and that apparent losing candidates is not more than one percent (1%) of the total votes cast for those two candidates." This race is the second of the past three Virginia attorney general elections to go to a recount. In the 2005 race, Bob McDonnell won by 360 votes, with the result certified in December.


2013 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team
The 2013 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. Head Coach Brian O'Connor is in his 10th year coaching the Cavaliers. They are coming off a 2012 season, in which they made it to the Charlottesville Regional in the NCAA Tournament.


2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth year head coach Mike London and played their home games at Scott Stadium. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Coastal Division.


2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team, Previous season
The Cavaliers went 4–8 in 2012, disappointing expectations under head coach Mike London's third season. The Cavaliers followed a 2–0 start with a 2–8 finish that saw the team lose six straight before shocking NC State on the road and the Miami Hurricanes at home before closing the season, and their bowl hopes, with losses to rivals UNC and VT. The offseason saw a period of coaching upheaval and reassignment that was headlined by the arrivals of Jon Tenuta, Steve Fairchild, and the return of Tom O'Brien, among others. Bill Lazor departed back to the NFL


2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team, Players
1 Demetrious Nicholson2 Dominique Terrell3 Billy Skrobacz4 Taquan Mizzell5 QB David Watford, Jr.5 Tim Harris6 Darius Jennings7 Eli Harold DE8 Anthony Harris9 Pablo Alvarez10 C.J. Moore11 QB Greyson Lambert, Fr. 13 Daquan Romero14 Andre Levrone14 Ian Frye15 Matt Johns16 Brendan Marshall17 Miles Gooch18 Andrew Mackay18 Anthony Cooper19 E.J. Scott20 Tim Smith21 Brandon Phelps22 Daniel Hamm22 DreQuan Hoskey23 Khalek Shepherd25 David Marrs25 Kevin Parks26 Maurice Canady26 Anthony Calloway27 Rijo Walker28 Wilfred Wahee28 Willem van Reesema29 Adam Caplinger29 D.J. Hill30 Alec Vozenilek P 5-10 190 JR Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's School30 LaChaston Smith31 Kyrrel Latimer31 Blake Blaze32


2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team, Players
Mike Moore32 James Coleman33 Kirk Garner34 Kwontie Moore36 R.C. Willenbrock36 Kye Morgan37 Divante Walker38 Nicholas Conte38 Kelvin Rainey39 Malcolm Cook40 Darius Lee41 Connor Wingo-Reeves42 Demeitre Brim43 Trent Corney44 Henry Coley45 Matt Fortin45 Israel Vaughan46 Mason Thomas47 Vincent Croce49 Zachary Swanson50 Marco Jones50 Tyler Shirley51 Zach Bradshaw52 Sammy MacFarlane52 Jon Goss53 Micah Kiser54 Alex Foertsch55 David Dean56 Andre Miles-Redmond57 Stephen Lawe59 Mark Hall60 John Pond60 Jeb Byrne61 Cody Wallace62 Sean Karl63 Ryan Doull64 Nick Koutris65 Ross Burbank66 George Adeosun67 Jackson Matteo68 Eric Tetlow69 Phillip Berry70 Luke Bowanko71 Jack McDonald72


2013 Virginia Cavaliers football team, Players
Eric Smith74 Conner Davis75 Sadiq Olanrewaju76 Michael Mooney77 Jay Whitmire78 Morgan Moses79 Jack Babcock79 Sean Cascarano80 Adrian Gamble81 Jamall Brown82 Mario Nixon83 Jake McGee84 Canaan Severin85 Keeon Johnson86 Jeremy Dollin87 Kyle Dockins88 Ryan Santoro88 Max Valles89 Rob Burns90 Jake Snyder91 Jack English91 Dylan Sims92 Greg Gallop93 Donte Wilkins95 Tyrell Chavis96 Cameron Fitch99 Brent Urban


2013 Virginia House of Delegates election
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2013 was held on Tuesday, November 5.


2013 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team
The 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team is representing Virginia Tech in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. They will play in the 2013 ACC Championship. Head Coach Pete Hughes is in his 7th year coaching the Hokies. They are coming off a 2012 season, in which they had a 34 win season. 11 of them came in the ACC. That marked the fourth straight year with over 30 wins under Pete Hughes.


2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by 27th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. They were members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to UCLA. The team's 93 game consecutive sellout streak ended on September 7, 2013 against Western Carolina with an announced attendance of 61,335.


2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, vs Alabama–Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
Previous meeting was also in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in 2009.


2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, UCLA (Sun Bowl)
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); VT – J.C. Coleman 1-yard run ( Michael Branthover (kick)


2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, UCLA (Sun Bowl)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 86-yard run (Fairbairn kick)


2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team, Game summaries, UCLA (Sun Bowl)
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Myles Jack intercepted pass from Mark Leal 24-yards return (Fairbairn kick); VT – Sean Covington 3-yard loss for safety; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 8-yard pass from Hundley  (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 59-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)


2013 Virginia elections
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 5, 2013 general election.


2013 Virginia elections
The Republican Party selected its statewide ticket at a convention in May 2013. Primaries were held on June 11, 2013, in which the Democratic Party selected its ticket, and contested races for party nominations were decided.


2013 Virginia elections
Democrat Terry McAuliffe was elected governor with 48% of the vote to 45% for Republican Ken Cuccinelli. Democrat Ralph Northam was elected lieutenant governor with 55% of the vote to 45% for Republican E.W. Jackson. In the attorney general election, Democrat Mark Herring beat Republican Mark Obenshain by 1,103,777 votes to 1,103,612 - a difference of 165 votes out of more than 2.2 million cast, or 0.007%. After a recount, Obenshain conceded the election on December 18, and later that day, the recount ended with Herring winning by 907 votes, or 0.04%. With Herring's victory, Democrats held all five statewide offices — including both U.S. Senate seats — for the first time since 1970.


2013 Virginia elections, Governor
The incumbent governor, Republican Bob McDonnell, was not  eligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution. Virginia is the only state that prohibits its governor from serving immediate successive terms.


2013 Virginia elections, Governor, Republican candidates
Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli had both indicated that they were running for the Republican Party's nomination for governor. Bolling withdrew from the race on November 28, 2012, making Cuccinelli the de facto nominee. Cuccinelli was formally nominated at the state convention on May 18, 2013.


2013 Virginia elections, Governor, Democratic candidates
Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a candidate in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2009, declared his intent to again seek the Democratic nomination in November 2012.


2013 Virginia elections, Governor, Democratic candidates
On April 2, 2013, The Democratic Party of Virginia certified that McAuliffe was the only candidate to file for the June primary, and was therefore the Democratic nominee.


2013 Virginia elections, Governor, Libertarian candidate
Robert Sarvis, a lawyer and businessman, was nominated as the Libertarian Party of Virginia's official candidate on April 21, 2013, at a special convention.


2013 Virginia elections, Governor, Libertarian candidate
Sarvis' campaign submitted over 17,000 signatures to meet the Virginia State Board of Elections requirement of 10,000 valid signatures. On June 26, 2013, the SBE confirmed to Sarvis' campaign that he would be listed on the ballot. This makes Sarvis the fourth minor party gubernatorial nominee to get on the Virginia ballot in the last 40 years.


2013 Virginia elections, Lieutenant Governor
After Republicans took two seats in the Virginia Senate in the 2011 elections to bring the Senate to a 20–20 tie, Republican Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling gained significant power with his tie-breaking vote. The Washington Post reported in November 2011 that this led to increased interest and speculation as to who would run for the post in 2013.


2013 Virginia elections, Lieutenant Governor, Republican candidates
E. W. Jackson, a pastor, conservative activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 was nominated after four ballots at the Republican convention. He defeated former state senator Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, State Representative Scott Lingamfelter, State Senator Steve Martin, Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, Stafford County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Susan B. Stimpson and  venture capitalist and Fox News commentator Pete Snyder.


2013 Virginia elections, Lieutenant Governor, Democratic candidates
In the June primary, State Senator Ralph Northam defeated Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and Secretary of Technology under Governor Tim Kaine.


2013 Virginia elections, Attorney General
Incumbent attorney general Ken Cuccinelli did not run for re-election. The race was the most competitive of the three Virginia statewide elections. The Virginia State Board of Elections initially reported that Herring led Obenshain by 1,103,777 votes to 1,103,612 - a difference of 165 votes out of more than 2.2 million cast. The results were certified on November 25, declaring Herring as the winner by 165 votes. Obenshain requested a recount, and conceded on December 18, 2013, after Herring's lead grew in the recount to 810 votes.


2013 Virginia elections, Attorney General, Republican candidates
On May 18, 2013, a Republican state convention in Richmond nominated state Senator Mark Obenshain of Harrisonburg over state Delegate Rob Bell.


2013 Virginia elections, Attorney General, Democratic candidates
The Democratic primary was won by State Senator Mark Herring, who defeated former Assistant United States Attorney Justin Fairfax.


2013 Virginia elections, Attorney General, Results
The results were certified on November 25, 2013. Obenshain requested a recount due to the close race, as allowed for by Virginia law when the margin is under 1%. After the recount did not change the results substantially, Obenshain conceded on December 18, 2013.


2013 Virginia elections, House of Delegates
Republicans currently hold 68 seats and Democrats hold 32 seats in the 100-seat House of Delegates.


2013 Virginia elections, House of Delegates, Primaries
Four incumbent Republicans were challenged in primaries that centered around Gov. McDonnell's controversial transportation funding overhaul that imposed a $1.2 billion per year tax increase. 34 House Republicans voted for the bill, causing an uproar amongst conservatives. No sitting Republican delegate had faced a primary challenge since 2005. In the June 11, 2013 primary, two veteran Republicans who supported the transportation plan were defeated: businessman Dave LaRock beat 33rd District Del. Joe T. May 57%-43%, and physician Mark Berg ousted 29th District Del. Beverly Sherwood by a 51%-49% margin. Both May and Sherwood held committee chairmanships; their ouster opens the chairmanships of the Transportation Committee (chaired by May) and the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee (chaired by Sherwood). House Speaker Bill Howell and Del. Bobby Orrock handily defeated their primary challengers.


2013 Virginia elections, House of Delegates, Primaries
In the Democratic primaries, Del. Rosalyn Dance staved off a challenge from Evandra Thompson, who said Dance voted with Republicans too often, winning by less than 300 votes. Del. Algie Howell easily beat his primary challenger.


2013 Virginia elections, House of Delegates, Incumbents losing reelection
Two incumbents lost reelection. Democrat Monty Mason defeated Republican Michael B. Watson in the 93rd district, while Democrat Michael Futrell defeated Republican Mark Dudenhefer in the second district.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2013 Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the governor of Virginia. The incumbent governor, Republican Bob McDonnell, was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution. Virginia is the only state that prohibits its governor from serving immediate successive terms.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election
Three candidates appeared on the ballot for Governor: Republican Ken Cuccinelli, the Attorney General of Virginia; Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a businessman and the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Libertarian Robert Sarvis, a lawyer and businessman. McAuliffe won the election and was sworn in as governor on January 11, 2014.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election
In every Virginia gubernatorial election from 1977 to 2009, the political party of the president at the time lost the election, even when the state of Virginia had strongly voted for the president in question. However, this pattern was broken in the 2013 election, with McAuliffe's victory coming during Barack Obama's second term as president. This was the first Virginia gubernatorial election since 1965 in which no candidate won an outright majority of the vote.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, Candidates, Republican Party
Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, elected to the post in 2005, made a deal with McDonnell whereby Bolling would run for re-election as lieutenant governor in 2009, enabling McDonnell to run for governor without a primary, in exchange for McDonnell's support in 2013. After the 2009 election, Bolling made no secret of his intention to run for governor in 2013, while Attorney General of Virginia Ken Cuccinelli openly stated that he was considering three options: a run for re-election as attorney general in 2013, running for the U.S. Senate in 2014, and running for governor in 2013. Cuccinelli announced to colleagues on December 1, 2011, that he was indeed running for governor. Bolling responded on the same day that he was disappointed that Cuccinelli decided to challenge him.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, Candidates, Republican Party
Bolling, who was polling poorly against Cuccinelli, withdrew from the race on November 28, 2012. He cited the Republican Party's decision to move to a nominating convention rather than hold a primary. He ruled out running for another term as lieutenant governor and refused to endorse Cuccinelli. Bolling considered running as an independent, but decided against it. Bolling also rejected the possibility of a write-in campaign.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, Candidates, Republican Party, Nominee
Cuccinelli became the de facto nominee after being the only candidate to file to run by the deadline, and was formally nominated at the state Republican convention on May 18, 2013.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, Candidates, Democratic Party, Nominee
On April 2, 2013, the Democratic Party of Virginia certified that McAuliffe was the only candidate to file for the June primary and therefore the Democratic nominee.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, Candidates, Libertarian Party, Nominee
On April 21, 2013, the Libertarian Party of Virginia held a special convention and nominated Sarvis as the party's official gubernatorial candidate.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, Candidates, Libertarian Party, Nominee
Sarvis' campaign submitted over 17,000 signatures to meet the Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) requirement of 10,000 valid signatures. On June 26, 2013, the SBE confirmed to Sarvis' campaign that he would be listed on the ballot statewide during the elections this November. This made Sarvis the fourth minor party gubernatorial nominee to get on the Virginia ballot in 40 years.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, Candidates, Write-in candidates, Declared
Parmele announced his campaign as a write-in candidate in August 2013. Parmele unsuccessfully ran for the Virginia Beach City Council six times. In 2005, he ran as an independent for the 82nd district of the Virginia House of Delegates and lost to incumbent Harry Purkey.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, Candidates, Write-in candidates, Declared
Salahi planned to seek the Republican nomination, but left the party to launch an independent bid. However, he failed to submit the necessary signatures to the Virginia State Board of Elections by the June 11, 2013, deadline and did not appear on the ballot as an independent. He  transitioned his run into a write-in campaign and said he would pursue a congressional seat if he didn't win the governorship. Salahi also scheduled to have a film document his campaign by Campbell Media Group, but the production company faced legal allegations.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums
Cuccinelli challenged McAuliffe to a series of 15 debates around the state. McAuliffe refused, and called Cuccinelli's challenge "absurd" and a "gimmick". Cuccinelli responded, "McAuliffe's campaign might have dismissed the challenge, but it's clear that community leaders and Virginians share our desire to hold real debates across the Commonwealth."


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums
Both candidates agreed to participate in three debates: July 20, 2013, in Hot Springs, sponsored by the Virginia Bar Association; September 25, 2013, in McLean, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and broadcast by NBC affiliates throughout Virginia; and a third debate on October 24, 2013, at Virginia Tech.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums
Cuccinelli declined to appear at the League of Women Voters/AARP debate, calling it a "left-wing, stacked debate". Cuccinelli accepted a debate invitation in Danville for a date in September or October; McAuliffe did not respond.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums
Sarvis was not invited to the debates or forums; some newspapers, including the Richmond Times Dispatch, The Roanoke Times, and The Daily Progress, called for his inclusion. Barton Hinkle of the Richmond Times Dispatch called the current debate process "stacked" suggesting that debate organizers are activists trying to influence the outcome of the election for their own ideological purposes. Sarvis said he would "debate anybody anywhere under any conditions."


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums
McAuliffe and his campaign repeatedly declined to give a cost for his spending priorities, stating he would pay for them through unspecified government efficiency improvements, the Medicaid expansion, and federal money from Obamacare. McAuliffe said tax increases would not be on the table to pay for policy proposals. Cuccinelli's 2013 campaign conducted an analysis that found McAuliffe's spending plan would cost at least $14 billion – including $12 billion in new spending – over a four-year term and would translate into a $1,700 tax hike on the average Virginia family. McAuliffe's campaign accused Cuccinelli's campaign of "fabricat[ing]" the numbers.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Virginia Bar Association debate
Cuccinelli and McAuliffe met in their first debate on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, for the Virginia Bar Association-sponsored debate. Both major party candidates attacked their opponent's record, and they debated one another on issues including transportation, federal healthcare, abortion, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, same-sex marriage, and other topics. PBS' Judy Woodruff moderated the debate. Libertarian Sarvis was not invited to join the debate, but he attended the event to greet voters.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Virginia Farm Bureau forum
Cuccinelli and McAuliffe discussed their plans for Virginia's largest industry, agriculture and forest products, on Friday, August 2, 2013, at Wytheville Community College in Wytheville, Virginia. The candidates also discussed topics including transportation and healthcare. The forum was hosted by the Farm Bureau's Young Farmers Committee. Libertarian Sarvis was not invited.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Tidewater Community College forum
Cuccinelli and McAuliffe appeared Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott in Norfolk, Virginia at an event hosted by Tidewater Community College. Democrat McAuliffe argued that improving transportation would spur job creation, and he wanted to reform the Standards of Learning and Medicaid. Republican Cuccinelli focused on tax cuts as well as expanding opportunities for veterans and growing Virginia's ports. Libertarian Sarvis was not invited to the event, but a spokesman provided a statement about the libertarian candidate.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, "Battleground Forum"
Cuccinelli and McAuliffe took the stage again on August 9, 2013, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia, hosted by the chambers of commerce from Loudoun, Prince William, Reston and Fredericksburg. Both Cuccinelli and McAuliffe answered a series of questions from representatives from each of the chambers that hosted the forum, and both were called out by the event's moderator for dodging specific questions. The sharpest exchange was between McAuliffe and the forum moderator Derek McGinty, an anchor on WUSA.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, "Battleground Forum"
McAuliffe declined to take a position on the proposed Bi-County Parkway, a controversial project that would cut through Manassas National Battlefield Park to connect Prince William and Loudoun counties. Libertarian Sarvis attended the event but was not included as a candidate, which led some political observers, such as the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity's project watchdog.org, to say that the number one thing missing from the forum was the invitation to include Sarvis. Four days after moderating the Battleground Forum, WUSA-TV news anchor Derek McGinty said Sarvis should be part of the conversation.


2013 Virginia gubernatorial election, General election, Debates and forums, Energy forum in Arlington
The Consumer Energy Alliance, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, and the Virginia Manufacturers Association co-hosted a forum focused on energy with Cuccinelli and McAuliffe on August 29, 2013. Libertarian Sarvis was not invited to the forum. The event took place at the George Mason University School of Law campus in Arlington. Both Cuccinelli and McAuliffe launched broad attacks on one another.