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2013 Republican Party of Virginia convention
The '''2013 Republican Party of Virginia convention''' was the process by which the [[Republican Party of Virginia]] selected its nominees for the offices [[Governor of Virginia|Governor]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia|Lieutenant Governor]], and [[Attorney General of Virginia|Attorney General]] for the [[Virginia elections, 2013|2013 general election]] in November. The convention was held on May 17 and 18, 2013, in the state capital of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] at th(contracted; show full)//news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2013/04/13/lt-governor-race-crowded-heated/ |archive-date=2013-04-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the practical importance of the office increased dramatically after the [[Virginia elections, 2011|2011 state Senate elections]] created an evenly divided Senate with 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats, making the lieutenant governor's tiebreaking power critical and determining which party holds control of the Senate.<ref name="FFLS"/><ref>
[{{Cite web |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/virginia-republicans-claim-victory-state-senate |title=Virginia Republicans claim victory in state Senate] |access-date=2020-07-07 |archive-date=2017-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207174809/http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/virginia-republicans-claim-victory-state-senate |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Speculation and field====
After the 2011 elections, there was much speculation as to who the nominee for the office would be, since Bolling was vacating the seat.<ref name="WPhopefuls">{{Cite web |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-11-16/local/35281522_1_lieutenant-governor-republican-candidates-virginia-republicans |title=Corey Stewart, Keith Fimian among hopefuls weighing 2013 run for Va. lieutenant governor |access-date=2020-07-07 |archive-date=2013-06-30 |arch(contracted; show full)
==References==
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[[Category:2013 Virginia elections]]
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