Talk:John W. Griffin (politician)

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John W. Griffin (politician) was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Reviewed version: January 4, 2006

How do you defeat a three-term incumbent to complete an unexpired term? If there is an incumbent then there is no unexpired term! Rlquall 00:17, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Without checking my notes, I believe it was because when the districts were redrawn the terms were adjusted. I should have used a different word than "unexpired", say "two-year" term. PedanticallySpeaking 16:34, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

The article states that he had a forty-year career as a perennial candidate, but only documents activities beginning in 1976? Info about the ten years prior would be helpful and make the article even better than it already is. Rlquall 18:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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