Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2013 Washington's 26th state senate district special election

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The result was keep. Lourdes 09:50, 17 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2013 Washington's 26th state senate district special election

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An individual local election is not inherently notable. No sources or explanation article why this one is. Reywas92^Talk 20:05, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 20:13, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 20:13, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. State is not local. This is an election to a state office rather than a county or city office, and state senators are inherently notable. Perhaps merge into preceding general election article. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 20:17, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, 2012 Washington State Senate election could be an appropriate place to merge this as an election to the same legislature. Even under an assumption that the people, who may receive ongoing coverage of their legislative activities, are notable, the election is not. There are 7,383 state legislators in the US who may themselves be notable, but each election held every two or four years is not notable individually as inherited from their participants. Reywas92^Talk 20:44, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:25, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Why delete it? User:Lucifero4

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 03:36, 10 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. State elections are generally notable, and special elections that caused a change in the majority composition of the legislature are definitely notable. This one did receive enough coverage from outside its immediate local area (similar to the 2017 45th district special) that it can warrant a full article. It's a bit too soon to kill this one off. Sounder Bruce 08:47, 15 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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