Wikipedia:Unsuccessful adminship candidacies/R
- R, 11 July 2007 - no consensus (80/35/5)
- R, 30 September 2007 - no consensus (65/42/14)
- R, 21 January 2008 - withdrawn by candidate (14/17/2)
- Raaggio, 8 April 2010 - closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/12/2)
- RAbbott, 16 May 2006 - withdrawn by user Joturner at (0/7/0)
- Racepacket, 15 October 2007 - failed (1/7/0)
- RadioFan, 26 November 2009 - withdrawn by candidate at (1/10/2)
- :Radiofan 2, 07 March 2011 - closed per WP:SNOW at (6/21/0)
- RadioKirk, 26 December 2005 - failed (6/8/5)
- :RadioKirk, 6 May 2006 - promoted at (62/2/4)
- Raggonix, 9 October 2008 - closed per WP:SNOW at (0/5/0)
- Raghusri, 24 October 2012 - closed per WP:SNOW at (1/11/0)
- Raiku Lucifer Samiyaza, 18 February 2008 - closed per WP:SNOW at (0/5/0)
- Railsparks, 8 August 2014 - closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/1/0)
- Rainbowwarrior1977, 6 August 2005 - withdrawn by admin Essjay at (0/13/0)
- Rama's Arrow, 14 May 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (45/19/5)
- :Rama's Arrow, 17 November 2006 - promoted at (159/0/0)
- Rami R, 9 March 2010 - withdrawn by candidate at (61/24/5)
- Ramsquire, 16 August 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/5/3)
- :Ramsquire, 11 October 2006 - failed (4/17/7)
- Randall Brackett (MegamanZero), 13 December 2005 - failed (0/8/4)
- :Randall Brackett, 17 February 2006 - failed (18/25/7)
- :Randall Brackett, 10 May 2006 - withdrawn by nominator (4/5/0)
- :Randall Brackett, 9 July 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (8/9/4)
- Randomjack, 17 January 2007 - withdrawn by admin Durin at (0/3/0)
- RandomStringOfCharacters, 14 August 2009 - closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/4/0)
- :RandomStringOfCharacters, 04 February 2010 - withdrawn by candidate at (10/14/12)
- RandyWang, 29 August 2006 - consensus not reached at (36,13,11)
- :Daveydweeb (user renamed), 4 December 2006 - promoted (72/0/1)
- Rappingwonders, 28 January 2008 - withdrawn by bureaucrat WJBscribe at (2/10/0)
- Rat235478683, 30 November 2006 - withdrawn by admin (aeropagitica) at (1/14/0)
- RayAYang, 18 October 2009, consensus not reached at (50/35/7)
- RC-0722 - Closed per WP:SNOW, 18 January 2008 by Nick at (0/10/3)
- Note: RC-0722 2 was closed 29 January "because candidate not accept and there is no sign that he/she agreed to have this begin." This should not be considered a failed attempt. (1/0/0)
- RC-0722 - Closed per WP:SNOW by non-bureaucrat User:Anonymous Dissident at (0/4/1)
- Rcsprinter123 - Closed per WP:SNOW, 1 September 2012 by Steven Zhang at (5/24/8)
- :Rcsprinter123 2 - Closed per WP:SNOW, 1 September 2013 by Marcus Qwertyus at (10/25/11)
- :Rcsprinter123 3 - Withdrawn by candidate, 30 December 2014 at (8/20/13)
- R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine), 4 February 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (42/22/6)
- Realist2, 7 December 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (17/5/0)
- Reaper X, 21 December 2007 - withdrawn by candidate at (12/10/9)
- Redfarmer, 8 April 2008 - consensus not reached at (27/19/13)
- Redmarkviolinist, 8 November 2007 - withdrawn per WP:SNOW by EVula at (1/5/0)
- :Redmarkviolinist, 16 February 2008 - withdrawn by bureaucrat WJBscribe at (2/17/0)
- :Redmarkviolinist, 17 November 2008 - withdrawn by bureaucrat WJBscribe at (10/22/6)
- Redthoreau, 4 November 2010 - withdrawn by candidate at (18/22/5)
- Red Phoenix, 13 July 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (13/7/2)
- Red Thunder, 8 January 2009 - no consensus to promote at (32/35/9)
- Reenem, 25 January 2010 - closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/22/3)
- :Reenem 2, 27 January 2011 - closed per WP:NOTNOW at (4/20/3)
- RegistryKey, 3 January 2015 - closed per WP:SNOW by Kraxler at (0/11/0)
- RegistryKey, 9 August 2016 - withdrawn by candidate at (21/34/10)
- Rehman, 25 January 2010 - failed at (11/25/10)
- Rehman 3, 8 April 2011 - withdrawn by candidate at (13/21/5)
- Rei, 8 May 2004 - consensus not reached at (14/6/4)
- RelentlessRouge, 1 June 2006 - withdrawn by admin Rje at (1/14/1)
- Remember, 1 November 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/3/1)
- Remember the dot, 28 October 2007 - no consensus to promote at (59/21/3)
- Renaissancee, 5 May 2009 - failed (28/29/15)
- Retiono Virginian, 28 April 2007 - withdrawn by admin Nick at (6/26/7)
- RevRagnarok, 23 March 2007 - Consensus not reached at (39/18/9)
- RevRagnarok, 3 April 2007 - withdrawn by candidate at (3/14/3)
- Rewired, 29 October 2006 - withdrawn by admin Xy7 at (0/3/0)
- Rfc1394, 7 September 2005 - failed (1/9/3)
- RFerreira, 27 May 2008 - closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/7/1)
- RGTraynor, 13 April 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (18/14/6)
- Rgoodermote, 11 January 2008 - withdrawn by bureaucrat WJBscribe at (8/23/6)
- RMHED, 6 February 2008 - consensus not reached at (31/17/5)
- :RHMED 2, 17 July 2008 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Nichalp at (20/64/10)
- Rhythmnation2004, 17 September 2006 - withdrawn by admin Jaranda at (1/7/1)
- :Rhythmnation2004, 19 September 2006 - withdrawn by admin Rje at (0/8/0)
- :Rhythmnation2004, 19 January 2007 - withdrawn by admin Nishkid64 at (0/12/1)
- Ricardo Lagos, 11 March 2006 - closed by user Moe Epsilon at (0/7/1)
- Richard0612, 13 January 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (2/6/4)
- Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), 30 December 2005 - consensus not reached at (15/10/6)
- Richard n, 23 November 2007 - withdrawn per WP:SNOW by EVula at (0/2/0)
- Richardcavell, 8 October 2010 - failed at (20/35/19)
- Richardcavell, 31 July 2011 - No consensus found at (27/25/4)
- Rich Farmbrough, 8 February 2005 - promoted (22/0/0)
- :Rich Farmbrough 2, 5 July 2015 - consensus not reached at (95/49/13) following bureaucrat discussion.
- Richwales, 18 December 2010 - failed at (58/44/9)
- Rickyc123, 18 October 2017, closed per WP:NOTNOW by {{u|Kostas20142}} at (3/13/4)
- rio de oro, 2 February 2007 - withdrawn per WP:SNOW by User:Anonymous Dissident at (2/7/3)
- Rjd0060, 17 October 2007 - withdrawn by candidate at (1/5/5)
- :Rjd0060, 31 January 2008 - promoted at (67/5/5)
- Rl, 28 August 2005 - consensus not reached at (26/14/2)
- Rmky87, 16 December 2006 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Essjay at (2/9/6)
- Rmrfstar, 15 May 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (18/18/5)
- :Rmrfstar, 9 August 2006 - consensus not reached (45/20/8)
- Ro098, 9 May 2008 – closed by Anthøny at (0/3/0)
- Roastytoast, 15 May 2007 - withdrawn by candidate at (1/8/4)
- robfergusonjr, 21 February 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/5/2)
- Rob Church, 7 September 2005 - consensus not reached at (34/11/4)
- :Rob Church, 17 October 2005 - promoted at (60/0/0)
- :18 December 2005 - voluntarily resigned
- :Rob Church, 4 January 2006 - consensus not reached at (65/33/10)
- :Rob Church, 28 May 2006 - consensus not reached at (142/61/10)
- RobertMfromLI, 13 August 2011 - withdrawn by candidate at (17/15/3)
- Robert McClenon, 27 March 2006 - consensus not reached at (36/23/12)
:*Robert McClenon, 4 September 2017 - withdrawn by candidate at (66/76/22)
:*Robert McClenon, not elected, at 55.70% in the October 2024 elections
- Robert Moore, 19 April 2006 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Essjay at (0/17/2)
- Rock's rock, 22 June 2006 - withdrawn by user GHe at (0/5/0)
- RockMFR, 7 April 2007 - consensus not reached (35/21/7)
- Rockstone35, 30 August 2009 - closed per WP:SNOW by Juliancolton at (3/11/0)
- Rogerd, 30 September 2005 - consensus not reached at (8/7/4)
- :Rogerd, 12 January 2006 - promoted at (62/0/1)
- Rogper, 20 May 2004 - consensus not reached at (13/11/3)
- Rogerthat, 24 February 2006 - consensus not reached at (25/25/9)
- ronan.evans, 15 July 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (1/4/3)
- ronjohn, 27 March 2012 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by Tom Morris at (0/23/0)
- Rory096, 23 April 2006 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Linuxbeak at (10/18/3)
- :Rory096, 9 October 2006 - consensus not reached at (60/50/18)
- Ross Hill, 10 October 2013 – withdrawn by candidate at (0/5/1)
- Roux, 5 January 2009 - withdrawn by candidate at (53/67/11)
- Royroydeb, 28 November 2013 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by Sven Manguard at (0/10/0)
- rp0211, 30 May 2010 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by King of Hearts at (0/4/0)
- Rudget, 24 October 2007 - consensus not reached at (39/16/0)
- Rudget, 12 January 2008 - promoted (113/11/4)
- Rudra john cena, 22 January 2014 - closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/3/0)
- RuleOfThe9th, 26 September 2009 - closed per WP:SNOW by Juliancolton at (0/9/0)
- Ryan, 25 June 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (17/36/2)
- Ryan Keyes, 3 February 2007 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Taxman at (1/4/2)
- Ryan524, 8 January 2007 - withdrawn by user MER-C at (0/6/0)
- RyanLupin, 28 October 2007 - closed by Secretlondon with agreement of candidate at (10/19/4)
- Ryanzilla13, 3 June 2007 - withdrawn by admin EVula at (0/5/2)
- RyRy, 25 August 2008 - withdrawn by candidate at (14/13/2)
- Ryulong, 11 August 2006 - consensus not reached at (54/35/12)
- :Ryulong, 31 October 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (27/30/8)
- :Ryulong, 24 January 2007 - promoted at (125/55/7)
- Rzrscm, 30 May 2010 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by Fastily at (0/7/0)