The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus ( talk, contributions) 15:53, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
Doesn't meet WP:NPOL or WP:GNG. Boleyn ( talk) 08:57, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
According to WP:NPOL a local candidate is acceptable as "notable" if there is "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article" There are three instances of significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article;
The first one, https://thestoryexchange.org/election-2017-women-run-races-big-small/ The Story Exchange is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to telling the personal and professional stories of women business owners — and to exploring the role of entrepreneurship in advancing women’s economic independence. They are completely independent of and outside the control of the person in question (Linda Michelle Darnell). The Story Exchange is a well respected site; coverage by them certainly qualifies as "Notable"
The second one, http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/08/libertarian-party-wins-more-than-a-dozen Reason is an independent media organization which is completely separate of and outside the control of the person in question (Linda Michelle Darnell). Reason is a significant media organization; coverage by Reason is certainly enough to make someone "notable".
The third one, https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4600618/michelle-darnell-brings - C-SPAN, an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable and satellite television network that was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. It is also completely independent of the person in question (Linda Michelle Darnell), and is a well-established channel, of which an appearance on, is certainly qualified as "notable".
Wikipedia's own page on Notability defines it: "Notability is the property of being worthy of notice, having fame, or being considered to be of a high degree of interest, significance, or distinction. It also refers to the capacity to be such. Persons who are notable due to public responsibility, accomplishments, or, even, mere participation in the celebrity industry are said to have a public profile." Based on the evidence presented here, the person in question (Linda Michelle Darnell) is worthy of notice, for being a woman who ran in a state election and garnering significant numbers of votes; She has fame as her actions have been covered by at least three separate and independent sources; she is of a high degree of significance for being a woman who has run in several difficult elections against much better funded opponents; regarding capacity, she certainly has the capacity for further demonstrations of these qualities.
Based on all this, I recommend that this page be retained; I would also recommend that editors follow Wikipedia guidelines in that an attempt should be made to improve an article before suggesting that it be deleted - and regarding notability, that additional sources should be searched for if this is the main concern. see /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion#Before_nominating:_checks_and_alternatives Joezasada ( talk) 17:08, 9 November 2017 (UTC)