Deletion of India Walton

Comment: as creator. Criterion 2 of  also states that the subject is notable if there is significant coverage in the media. The fact that she is a socialist, which is rare in and of itself, has generated this coverage
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NPOL)

Comment:  says, "Just being an elected local official, or an unelected ''candidate'' for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the |general notability guideline." In other words, being the Democratic nominee for mayor does not automatically establish the subject as notable per , but being the subject of articles from various media sources could nevertheless establish her as notable per 
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:POLITICIAN||WP:GNG)

Comment: and |snow close.  She is getting coverage in national newspapers for her primary win. I just found https://theintercept.com/2021/06/23/buffalo-mayor-socialist-india-walton/ this article in ''The Intercept'' published a few hours ago which says "Walton will all but definitely win Buffalo’s general mayoral election in November." Local news organizations have already projected that she will win the general election given that she is the only candidate, and have said so since the race was called last night. The idea that this is premature is based in fantasy and contrary to multiple independent reliable sources. I agree with others that NOTCRYSTAL means that we shouldn't delete articles on unopposed candidates on the assumption they'll unexpectedly die or lose to a write-in candidate that doesn't exist. Do we seriously want to repeat the Donna Strickland incident? Why are we so intent on trying to delete articles of women who are clearly notable? This is a waste of our time and I recommend early closure
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Snowball clause (WP:SNOW)

Comment: If the person is basically guaranteed to become the mayor, than there should be an article about it. The "Wikipedia is not a crystal ball" thing does not apply here, as the page is not making a prediction through the text presented. As a matter of fact, the existence of this article does not depend on whether she wins. She is already notable as it stands. , as previously cited, does not disqualify her, as she is not notable for being in office. She is notable for the national attention. If a person is notable for a stupid reason, that doesn't make the person unnotable. Just because she is notable for the mere virtually certain prospect of becoming a socialist mayor doesn't mean you can deny their notability because you don't agree with the reasoning. She seems to meet all the requirements per 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NPOL||WP:BIO)

Comment: including because "The Democratic nominee is always the overwhelming favorite in a Buffalo mayoral election," (https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2021/06/22/buffalos-walton-on-verge-of-becoming-first-big-city-socialist-mayor-in-60-years-1386839 Politico) and :"Republicans have not fielded a candidate for mayor and have not won City Hall in Buffalo since the 1960s, making the Democratic primary winner all but certain to take office in January. If victorious when all ballots are counted, Walton will be Buffalo’s first female and first Black female mayor," (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-socialist-buffalo-mayor/2021/06/23/3d67f6a8-d41d-11eb-9f29-e9e6c9e843c6_story.html WaPo) and due to the significant coverage that is more than routine local election news, e.g. also https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/nyregion/india-walton-buffalo-mayor-socialist.html NYT, https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/23/politics/india-walton-buffalo-mayor-primary/index.html CNN, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-walton-buffalo-mayor-candidate-socialist-primary-win/ CBS News, https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/india-walton-socialist-mayor-buffalo-1185869/ Rolling Stone, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/22/india-walton-buffalo-mayor-socialist/5317452001/ USAToday per /
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BASIC||WP:GNG)

Comment: I would argue for a delete if there was a major-party candidate - any candidate, even one with a slim chance of winning - opposing her in the general. But there isn't. So she's essentially mayor-elect. As for the hypotheticals - she could die before taking office, for instance...okay?  cuts both ways here. Media coverage is treating her as mayor-elect, so it's bizarre to say Wikipedia shouldn't follow suit for specious reasons
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:CRYSTAL)