Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/San Antonio mayoral election, 2019

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Atlantic306 (talk) 21:00, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

San Antonio mayoral election, 2019

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Notability not yet met, insufficient information to warrant a stand-alone article, neither of the two "potential" candidates have officially announced their candidacy. WP:TOOSOON applies. SanAnMan (talk) 13:26, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

• Definitely delete Trillfendi (talk) 13:42, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
• Keep, but I get it. I created the page largely to anticipate significant movement in this election in the coming months. The background of the race suggests that it will become a contentious race quickly, and I wanted to have a landing page here for when that happens. I would argue that as the race picks up in the coming weeks following the midterm elections today, it will be good to have a page already created and ready for updates. It might feel too early right now, but that will change in the coming weeks as the race heats up. I could expand and create a background page if that would be helpful, as there is significant background for each of the candidates as it relates to their candidacies. Avidohioan (talk) 15:32, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
  • @Avidohioan: I appreciate your contributions, but again, no one has actually officially announced a candidacy yet. You're assuming a lot of things here that might happen eventually, but we don't know yet. See WP:NOTCRYSTAL about assuming things that might happen. - SanAnMan (talk) 16:38, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
    • @SanAnMan: Fair enough. I'll copy over what I have onto a separate document and can loop back around later. - Avidohioan (talk) 16:41, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 13:48, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

• Keep - Don't see the problem here. Notable election that is scheduled. Some information could be added about the background and electoral system to expand it, plus any opinion polls carried out. Number 57 11:11, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 21:22, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

• Comment - I have also listed the election date in the article as uncited, I am unable to confirm anywhere that this date is the actual election date. - SanAnMan (talk) 15:49, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:49, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 01:07, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

• Keep - WP:CRYSTALBALL specifically notes that speculation and discussion around certain events that are almost certain to happen (such as elections and sporting events), as long as the event is in the short-term, are allowed articles. This fits neatly into that; although there's not all that much now, there will certainly be more polling and announcements as we get closer to the election date, and there's not much reason to delete and then recreate the article between now and then. Nathan2055^{talk - contribs} 08:11, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
• Weak Delete - I feel like it's not notable, but depending upon how contentious the race is, it could be revisited at a later date. Skirts89 (talk) 16:12, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
• Keep - The seventh largest city in the United States is having an election for its top executive position in about six months. This is notable for that reason alone, even if only one person ran. Avidohioan (talk) 17:30, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
• Keep with a backup option to Draftify if not retained. As noted above, this is an event that is almost certain to occur, and published pre-discussion is not crystal-balling. The election is only six months away. It is more immediate than published pre-discussion of November 2019 and November 2020 elections. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:45, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
• Comment to author User:Avidohioan - As in other elections, you can't vote twice. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:45, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
• Keep Given relatively near time horizon there is reliable sourcing that can be added to this page about an ongoing event. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 05:59, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

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.