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The result was delete. Tone 18:59, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
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Unfortunately this Wikipedia article appears to fail a number of tests for WP:NOTABLY. That Mr Schoolcraft was at some time the mayor of Willard, Missouri is WP:VERIFIABLE, but being the mayor of a town with a population of 5,288 is not an indication of notability. That Mr Schoolcraft went on to be an unsuccessful an candidate for Missouri's 7th congressional district in the United States elections, 2018 is also verifiable. It would appear to me that this article fails the WP:POLITICIAN test for notability. In alternative tests of notability, in my opinion this may well fail WP:ANYBIO Shirt58 ( talk) 11:26, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 13:16, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 13:16, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 13:16, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- Delete a defeated candidate for public office. We have some similar articles dating back to about 2008. There needs to be a general review of all articles we have on defeated candidates for US house, and probably a removal of most of them. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 04:15, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
- Delete. Willard, MO is not large enough to hand all of its mayors an automatic notability freebie just for existing as mayors, but there's nowhere near enough substance or sourcing here to deem him a special case over and above most other smalltown mayors — and being an unsuccessful candidate in the congressional election is not grounds for a Wikipedia article in and of itself either. Bearcat ( talk) 16:45, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per nominator - fails WP:GNG, WP:NPOL. SportingFlyer talk 00:00, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- Delete and Redirect to United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2018. As failed candidate for federal office, fails WP:NPOL. As small-town mayor, would not meet the municipal government conditions of WP:NPOL. Bkissin ( talk) 16:35, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- Delete for reasons stated above. Fails notability. No significant treatment in reputable independent sources. Doesn't even appear notable enough to include in article for Willard, MO. Levivich ( talk) 23:21, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- Delete fails WP:NPOL ― Abelmoschus Esculentus 12:20, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
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