Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2025 United States gubernatorial elections


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. Geschichte (talk) 09:09, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

2025 United States gubernatorial elections

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2025 United States gubernatorial elections

This article really does not contain enough information at this time about two elections in forty-seven months to warrant an article. It was rejected (not merely declined) on 29 November 2021 by User:Curbon7 with the notation: "Common practice stands that there is generally not enough sourcing for an article until usually a couple years before, unless it is a major (i.e. presidential) election." However, User:Thomascampbell123 then moved it to article space with the edit summary "Five sources seems sufficient", which reflects a common Wikipedia error in thinking that the number of sources is the key to notability of a topic, when sources are actually necessary but not sufficient. The move to article space after rejection (1) shows disregard for process, but (2) should indicate a willingness to accept the judgment of the community. So I am submitting this article to AFD rather than move-warring it back to draft space.

We have only recently begun articles on the 2024 US presidential election. At this point the listing of candidates is largely crystal ball gazing and rumor. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:17, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:17, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:17, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:17, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep since the 2021 elections have finished, it's reasonable to have an article to collect information on the 2025 elections. Additionally, there has been some media coverage -- I don't see how our readers would benefit from deleting this page, especially as it will certainly be re-created at some point. The objective cut-off of "after the previous election has finished" is much better than arguing over a rather arbitrary line. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 05:28, 16 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep There is precedent to create articles this early as the 2020 United States gubernatorial elections article was created in November 2016. Additionally, multiple candidates have already declared their candidacies for New Jersey governor while many others have been speculated as potential candidates in both of these states. Thomascampbell123 (talk &#124; contribs) 10:48, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: I'll refrain from !voting since I'm the person who halted it initially, but in my opinion, it seems more or less fine now. The original version was created just a few hours after Youngkin won and thus had little in the way of sources or facts, but now that there are major candidates running and actual sources exist it seems like a different circumstance. Curbon7 (talk) 06:03, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep a container article for a "next election," nothing wrong with this. SportingFlyer  T · C  16:09, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep It makes sense to keep an article about the next presidential, senatorial, congressional (at least an overview article), or gubernatorial election in the US, even as soon as the previous election is certified. Does not violate WP:CRYSTAL. --Enos733 (talk) 05:45, 22 December 2021 (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.