Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2021 Oklahoma State Senate special election

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The result was delete. – Joe (talk) 11:39, 23 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2021 Oklahoma State Senate special election edit

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Per WP:GNG and WP:SPLIT. There's nothing about this special election for a state senate seat that suggests it will be particularly noteworthy compared to other state senate elections. Plus, the article is titled and worded in a way that implies there will be several special elections for the same legislative body, only to focus on just one seat. Love of Corey (talk) 06:12, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:32, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Oklahoma-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:32, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:32, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete There are dozens of these every year across the country, and there appears to be no particular reason why this one is notable. Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 21:38, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 10:47, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:NOTNEWS. Can't find a suitable redirect as state legislature elections are typically not notable enough to cover on Wikipedia, even if it is a "special election." Qwaiiplayer (talk) 12:26, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- There are articles for the 2020 state senate elections in 43 of the 50 states. If this is deleted, in the next election article the incumbent's name would not be the same as the winner of the last election but there would be no explanation. Peter James (talk) 12:42, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - I see your point. There's not really an elegant solution for now. For continuity's sake the article is probably a keep but I'd recommend a move back to 2021 Oklahoma Senate special election to keep with the naming conventions of the other state senate elections (e.g. 2020 Oklahoma Senate election and 2022 Oklahoma Senate election). It was moved to "state senate" for consistency with other pages but the move actually makes it less consistent with the other articles in the category. This would also be consistent with other state legislatures (e.g. 2020 Pennsylvania Senate election). Qwaiiplayer (talk) 14:06, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If there are articles about Oklahoma State Senate elections this has to be included somewhere. It should probably be merged to 2021 Oklahoma elections when that article is created. Peter James (talk) 12:42, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I previously prodded this as individual state legislative seat races are generally not notable; dozens occur each year and don't need their own articles. Oklahoma is not holding statewide elections this year so there won't be a general 2021 article, but it could be mentioned with the 2022 Oklahoma Senate election as those articles typically cover the whole election cycle. Reywas92^Talk 19:37, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nominator....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 15:39, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.