Deletion of Mikie Sherrill

Comment: 3 days ago I would have said delete.  That changed when https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/live-updates/midterms/live-primary-election-results/navy-veteran-wins-democratic-nod-in-battleground-new-jersey-district/?utm_term=.d2bd1b8dcd69 Navy veteran wins Democratic nod in battleground New Jersey district (Washington Post).  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/us/politics/primary-elections-new-jersey.html In New Jersey and 7 Other States, Democrats Fill Ranks of Challengers (New York Times).  allows for this
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NPOL)

Comment: Per, she is notable. The article cites ten sources, many of which devote significant coverage to Sherrill. These include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, NJ.com (the website for the Star Ledger, NJ's largest newspaper), and Politico. These sources were published over the span a year already. This is not even an exhaustive list of places that have given significant coverage to Sherrill. She already won a contested primary and her race is one of the most closely watched house races this cycle. We do not automatically assume candidates are notable, but being a candidate for office should not be used to delete without consideration of an article. She has received significant coverage and clearly passes the basic standard of notability
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BASIC)

Comment: to United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2018#District 11. Fails  as the coverage is too limited to be "significant". It's mostly about the election. Article created yesterday out of  of her primary win. . &ndash;&nbsp
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:RECENTISM||WP:TOOSOON)

Comment: to United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2018#District 11 per  and . There is a lot of coverage because Sherrill is the nominee in a very competitive House race, but all of that coverage is in the context of this one election. Being a nominee for a House seat, even in a marquee race, is not enough to confer notability. If Sherill wins the election, then she will be notable and the page can be restored. If she loses the election, then she will not have any notability besides this one race
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NPOL||WP:BLP1E)