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The result was redirect to Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014. In keeping with the usual custom, contributions from editors with few or no contributions on other topics have not been counted. Stifle ( talk) 12:49, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Jeff McCormick

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Promotional article written about an independent candidate in an upcoming gubernatorial election. Subject appears to be notable for only one event as the only sources in the article that are not from McCormick's business or campaign websites are about his announcement for Governor. Hirolovesswords ( talk) 20:23, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. Hirolovesswords ( talk) 20:33, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Hirolovesswords ( talk) 20:33, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Hirolovesswords ( talk) 20:33, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• I agree that notability is not apparent. Per our frequent practice with unelected candidates who are not otherwise notable, we could consider a redirect to Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014. -- Arxiloxos ( talk) 20:59, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply
• week Delete Even if he is notable for only one event i'm still not shure about deleting an article about a election candidate.-- Jeffrd10 ( talk) 21:19, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply

WP:POLITICIAN says: "In the case of candidates for political office who do not meet this guideline, the general rule is to redirect to an appropriate page covering the election or political office sought in lieu of deletion. Relevant material from the biographical article can be merged into the election or political office page if appropriate." -- Arxiloxos ( talk) 21:32, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• Redirect per WP:POLITICIAN Dloh cierekim 23:13, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply

This article is both fair and unbiased. Mr. McCormick is a very well known businessman and current gubernatorial candidate from Massachusetts. Mr McCormick has an extremely professional resume including his well known lacrosse and business career. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Running12345 ( talk • contribs) 23:45, 13 January 2014 (UTC) — Running12345 ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. reply

@ Running12345: Please provide information from verifiable sources to support subject's notability. Please see a summary of requirements at user:Dloh/i2 Dloh cierekim 00:09, 14 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014 A redirect to a page about the election is an appropriate and usual outcome for candidates running for a sub-national executive position. Enos733 ( talk) 23:57, 13 January 2014 (UTC) reply
• Keep per very substantial coverage in reliable independent sources. In addition to being a candidate for governor he was a successful businessman and collegiate athlete. Candleabracadabra ( talk) 02:26, 14 January 2014 (UTC) reply
• '"Keep'" per very good details. Credible. Furthermore, there are reliable sources. McCormick was a very well regarded lacrosse player at a top school. Furthermore, McCormick is a very well known businessman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Running12345 ( talk • contribs) 02:30, 14 January 2014 (UTC) — Running12345 ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. reply
• '"Keep'" per very good details. Credible. Furthermore, there are reliable sources. McCormick was a very well regarded lacrosse player at a top school. Furthermore, McCormick is a very well known businessman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.27.3 ( talk) 10:41, 14 January 2014 (UTC) — 24.63.27.3 ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. reply

This article seems to be well written and fair. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.27.3 ( talk) 02:59, 18 January 2014 (UTC) — 24.63.27.3 ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. reply

• Keep Because McCormick is a well known businessman and philanthropist, he is notable per wikipedia's policies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dodo2921 ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 18 January 2014 (UTC) — Dodo2921 ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. reply
• Weak Keep - While WP:POLITICIAN would suggest the title should redirect to Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014, there are multiple independent reliable sources with articles specifically about McCormick, so he meets the general notability criteria. SchreiberBike  talk 20:20, 22 January 2014 (UTC) reply
• Keep Article is well-sourced and has significant coverage in reliable sources. Tiller54 ( talk) 11:36, 23 January 2014 (UTC) reply
• Redirect to Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014 A redirect to a page about the election is the general way to deal with these. If he wins, an article can be re-created. PhantomSteve/ talk| contribs\ 12:39, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

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