This page lists failed discussions on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship that were started after April 2004, which is when requests for adminships started being listed on separate pages. The links below are of nominations for candidates whose usernames began with the letter L at the time of their first nomination, and nominations that followed are included where known.

A summary of the reason for the unsuccessful candidacy is included in most cases:

• failed means the candidate received fewer support than oppose votes;
• consensus not reached means the candidate received at least as many support as oppose votes, but support was deemed by bureaucrats to be insufficient;
• withdrawn by bureaucrat usually means that a bureaucrat judged that the nomination could not have succeeded at the time of withdrawal;
• withdrawn by candidate and all other reasons. No inference should be drawn from this wording. If you want to know exactly why the nominee was not promoted, follow the nominee's RfA link.

See also: List of failed RfAs (Chronological)

• L, 4 August 2007 - withdrawn by candidate at (12/23/3)
• LAAFan, 11 September 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (4/13/0)
• Lady Aleena, 29 April 2008 - consensus not reached at (66/35/6)

  Lady Aleena 2, July 8, 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (28/31/10)

• Laleena, 30 July 2007 - withdrawn by bureaucrat at (2/10/0)
• Lazylaces, 23 September 2007 - failed (2/11/0)
• Lambertman, 20 July 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (2/6/10)
• Lankybugger, 17 April 2007 - consensus not reached (14/14/10)
• Larsinio, 19 March 2006 - consensus not reached (30/22/5)
• Latics, 29 August 2008 - withdrawn by candidate (10/14/6)
• Latish redone, 22 November 2011 - failed (0/10/0)
• Laurenceandrews, 12 April 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/1/1)
• Lavakille, 2 June 2006 - withdrawn by admin NSLE at (0/13/0)
• Lawrence Cohen, Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:19:53 (UTC) - consensus not reached at (120/47/14)
• Lcarsdata, 30 April 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (5/16/4)
• Leolisa1997, 19 May 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/5/0)
• Leonard G., 14 September 2004 - withdrawn by candidate at (19/3/4)
• Leonard^Bloom, 15 July 2008 - withdrawn by admin at (4/22/2)

  Leonard^Bloom, 4 July 2009 - withdrawn by candidate at (6/13/11)

  Leonard^Bloom, 29 January 2010 - promoted (103/6/3)

• Leotolstoy, 7 November 2006 - withdrawn by admin Steel359 at (2/10/6)
• Letsdrinktea, 9 March 2009 - withdrawn by candidate at (11/19/4)
• LGagnon, 24 November 2004 - consensus not reached (14/8/3)
• Liberal 2006, 12 May 2006 - withdrawn by user at (0/4/0)
• Ligulem, 15 March 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (73/7/1)

  Ligulem, 25 September 2006 - promoted (68/3/2)

• Limetolime, 8 August 2007 - withdrawn per WP:SNOW at (0/8/4)

  Limetolime 2, 1 April 2008 - withdrawn by anonymous dissident at (0/5/0)

• Lincalinca, 2 November 2007 - consensus not reached at (28/18/3)
• Linuxerist, 26 May 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (13/14/4)
• Lionelisbest, 7 August 2009 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/0/1)
• Liyster, 12 October 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (1/12/0)
• Litefantastic, 28 July 2005 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/6/0)
• Llamadog903, 4 March 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/3/0)

  Llamadog903, 15 July 2008 - withdrawn by bureaucrat WJBscribe at (5/13/4)

• Llama man, 3 December 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (20/21/8)

  Llama man, 18 February 2007 - promoted (46/3/2)

• Llampadari, 25 April 2009 - snowed
• Locke Cole, 6 January 2006 - consensus not reached (42/29/7)
• London UK, 24 October 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/7/2)
• Londonfella, 30 September 2008 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by Pedro at (2/4/5)
• Loom91, 8 June 2007 - consensus not reached (13/14/0)
• Lord Hawk, 1 May 2007 - withdrawn by admin Picaroon at (0/12/0)*
• Lord Roem, 14 June 2012 - withdrawn by candidate at (81/37/6)
• Lord Voldemort, 5 October 2005 - consensus not reached (38/15/17)

  Lord Voldemort, 17 January 2006 - candidate declined nomination (0/0/0)

  Lord Voldemort, 25 April 2006 - promoted (156/4/3)

• Lotsofissues, 14 January 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (22/14/2)
• Louis Taylor, 4 April 2010 - closed per SNOW at (0/7/0)
• Lourdes, 9 February 2017 - withdrawn by candidate at (20/26/4)
• LouriePieterse, 30 June 2009 - closed as unsuccessful at (16/29/3)
• Lradrama, 23 July 2007 - consensus not reached at (18/15/7)
• Lst27, 16 May 2004 - failed (1/8/0)

  Lst27, 21 June 2004 - failed (3/11/3)

  Lst27, 16 September 2004 - withdrawn by candidate at (15/9/2)

  Lst27, 5 April 2005 - consensus not reached (11/5/1)

• LtPowers, 12 August 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (1/0/0)
• Lucky 6.9, 15 August 2004 - consensus not reached (33/21/3)

  Lucky 6.9, 27 October 2004 - consensus not reached (30/23/5)

  Lucky 6.9, 25 November 2004 - withdrawn by candidate at (8/4/3)

  Lucky 6.9, 9 August 2005 - promoted (72/20/4)

• Luckyluke, 8 January 2006 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Cecropia at (2/19/0)

  Luckyluke, 6 March 2007 - consensus not reached at (24/13/2)

• Luigi30, 19 March 2005 - failed (2/10/2)

  Luigi30, 10 September 2005 - consensus not reached (9/8/6)

  Luigi30, 9 December 2005 - promoted (42/16/2)

• Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters, 24 January 2006 - consensus not reached (73/34/11)
• Lugia2453, 5 November 2013 - No consensus ( bureaucrat discussion) (52/23/4)
• luvcraft, 17 August 2007 - closed per WP:SNOW by Alison at (2/9/3)
• Lwarf, 21 May 2007 - withdrawn by admin (aeropagitica) at (2/6/4)
• L07ChLeo3, 7 March 2009 - withdrawn by candidate at 0/6/0
• L293D, 17 September 2020 - withdrawn by candidate (36/25/4)