Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Edward Fraser
Candidates for office do not get Wikipedia articles just for being candidates — if you cannot make and properly source a credible claim that he was ''already'' notable enough for a Wikipedia article for some other reason ''before'' he became a candidate, then he does not ''become'' notable enough for a Wikipedia article until he ''wins'' the election. And the same rule applies ''regardless'' of whether the candidate is a Democrat, a Republican, a Green or an independent, so it's not a bias issue. But the sourcing here is five-sixths |primary sources and one-sixth  local coverage, of the kind that ''all'' candidates ''always'' get, in the local media — so it doesn't get him over  in ''lieu'' of . No prejudice against recreation if he wins the seat, but until then it's 
— User:Bearcat, 09:30, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:PRIMARYSOURCES||WP:ROUTINE||WP:GNG||WP:NPOL||WP:TOOSOON (Wikipedia:No original research)