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The result was keep. A discussion on whether or not to merge or redirect can happen after this AfD. Ritchie333(talk)(cont) 19:24, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
She's not notable per WP:GNG or WP:NPOL. Unelected candidates for office are not inherently notable. There is nothing else in her biography that confers notability. All sourcing is about the candidacy. Also note that the wire source "Bradshaw Overcomes Odds to Win Tenn. Senate Nomination" is present twice from NYT and once from ABC. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:17, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I agree that winning a primary doesn't meet WP:NPOL, but her upset victory over a man well-supported by DSCC is significant in a way most primaries aren't. Being the first Black woman nominated for statewide office in Tennessee is a major milestone and inherently notable. These are major achievements, meeting WP:ANYBIO. The article needs improvement, and I will work on it. HouseOfChange (talk) 00:43, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
HouseOfChange, and also Djflem and Nightenbelle, since you said "keep per HouseofChange", and Scope creep since you gave no reason at all: how exactly does winning an upset in a Democratic Party primary election that receives very little news coverage, because it's a heavily Republican seat, meet WP:ANYBIO? That requires meeting either The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times, which is not the case, The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in a specific field, which is also not the case because winning a primary election is hardly a "widely recognized contribution" to anything, and The person has an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography or similar publication is also not the case. So, how does this meet ANYBIO? – Muboshgu (talk) 20:22, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Well... since you asked "Being the first Black woman nominated for statewide office in Tennessee is a major milestone and inherently notable." This is what does it for me... and like I said- the Women in Red project in which the goal is to help eliminate the imbalance of number of biographical articles on women on WP. There are also multiple RS that support her achievement as the first black women nominated (let alone to win!!) for statewide office in TN.Nightenbelle (talk) 20:50, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
BASIC and being a notable first. Djflem (talk) 21:59, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Muboshgu: per ANYBIO, a "well-known and significant honor" x 2. First, to break through the barrier of color and gender to become the first Black woman chosen to be a major-party Senate candidate,[1][2][3] and second, the "astonishing"[4] "shocker"[5] win covered widely by national media -- very unusual degree of coverage by non-local media, 3 stories from AP alone. And they cover the win because it was so unusual as to be "significant:" the first primary loss in a decade for any DSCC-backed candidate.[6]HouseOfChange (talk) 12:13, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per House of change and also women in red project. Nightenbelle (talk) 20:12, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Article meets WP:BASIC. I think being written about by the New York Times, the Associated Press, Roll Call and the Tennessean indicates being the first Black woman nominated for statewide office in Tennessee meets WP:ANYBIO. // Timothy :: talk 11:56, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
keep per above answers, notable primary win that defied expectations, we've got precedent for this in the past - see Alvin Greene for example. Kingofthedead (talk) 19:57, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keepconsidering above answes, but it's also worth noting that she winning the primary also marks the first time an African American woman has won a statewide primary of any major party in Tennessee which is, on and by itself, a notable achievemnt. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.217.170.72 (talk) 17:16, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect. Bradshaw does not have notability outside of this one election, and all of the coverage in reliable sources is related to this one election. It's a clear-cut WP:BLP1E situation. Contrast that with someone like Cori Bush, who similarly won in an upset, but who had a prior career in activism and electoral politics that received coverage. -LtNOWIS (talk) 02:54, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. For what it's worth, Bradshaw's opponent, Bill Hagerty, has never held elective office either, and he still has a lengthy page full of largely trivial information. Besides, I, a random user, came to Wikipedia specifically looking for information on Marquita Bradshaw and found her page helpful. I strongly agree that her primary win as a Black woman makes her notable in itself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JPbio (talk • contribs) 10:49, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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