This page lists failed discussions on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship that were started after April 2004, which is when requests for adminships started being listed on separate pages. The links below are of nominations for candidates whose usernames began with the letter K at the time of their first nomination, and nominations that followed are included where known.

A summary of the reason for the unsuccessful candidacy is included in most cases:

  • failed means the candidate received fewer support than oppose votes;
  • consensus not reached means the candidate received at least as many support as oppose votes, but support was deemed by bureaucrats to be insufficient;
  • withdrawn by bureaucrat usually means that a bureaucrat judged that the nomination could not have succeeded at the time of withdrawal;
  • withdrawn by candidate and all other reasons. No inference should be drawn from this wording. If you want to know exactly why the nominee was not promoted, follow the nominee's RfA link.

See also: List of failed RfAs (Chronological)

  • K50 Dude 5 Dec 2008 - closed per (WP:NOTNOW) (5/5/1)
  • Kafziel, 9 June 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (9/11/5)
    Kafziel, 29 November 2006 - consensus not reached (74/22/5)
    Kafziel, 7 February 2007 - promoted (98/0/3)
  • Kalajan, 9 December 2008 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by EVula at (1/4/0)
  • Kamek98, 22 March 2012 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by Frank at (0/6/0)
  • Kappa, 8 June 2005 - consensus not reached (30/14/1)
    Kappa, 30 September 2005 - candidate declined nomination (12/10/1)
  • Karmafist, 3 March 2006 (after desysopping by Arbcom) - consensus not reached (77/78/26)
  • Karrmann, 5 July 2007 - failed (17/21/9)
  • Karthikndr, 12 December 2012 - withdrawn by candidate (10/9/1)
  • Katerenka, 31 October 2009 - unsuccessful (48/43/18) closed by Rlevse
  • katieh5584, 12 October 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/15/5)
  • Kbandy, 6 May 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (0/1/0)
  • KC9CQJ, 7 June 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (0/9/1)
  • Ke5crz, 3 June 2011 - closed per WP:NOTNOW (1/4/2)
  • Keagan1221, 23 May 2008 - Closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/0/0)
  • Keeleysam, 26 March 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (1/2/0)
  • Kefo77, 20 October 2008 - withdrawn by candidate (1/3/1)
  • Keithbob, 22 January 2014 - withdrawn by candidate (35/32/5)
  • Kelapstick, 30 May 2009 - withdrawn by candidate (48/8/6)
  • Keldan, 31 January 2006 - failed (3/23/3)
  • Kelly Martin, 1 October 2007, withdrawn by bureaucrat Nichalp at (29,102,9)
  • Kermanshahi, 22 March 2007 - withdrawn by nominee at (0/8/0)
  • Kevin Baas, 23 May 2006 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Essjay at (8/25/5)
  • Kf4bdy, 20 October 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (2/5/1)
  • KGV, 2 Feburary 2007 - withdrawn by admin Jaranda (0/6/0)
  • KhamaPula, 31 May 2010 - SNOW by Rlevse (1/5/0)
  • Khoikhoi, 26 March 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (21/20/1)
    Khoikhoi, 21 October 2006 - promoted (136/17/7)
  • Khukri, 30 November 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (15/5/0)
  • KI (same person as Freestylefrappe), 26 February 2006 - failed (16/20/12)
    KI, 9 April 2006 - failed (10/18/7)
  • Kils, 1 June 2005 - failed (8/14/3)
  • Kinderboy, 28 September 2008 - closed per SNOW at (2/7/1)
  • King jakob c 2, 17 December 2013 - withdrawn by candidate at (7/9/7)
  • King Óðinn The Aesir, 15 December 2007 - withdrawn per WP:SNOW by EVula at (0/7/0)
  • Kingoomieiii 1 March 2010 - Consensus not achieved at (67/36/3)
  • Kingpin13, 18 June 2009 - consensus not reached at (39/26/9)
  • King Toadsworth, 5 December 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/3/2)
  • Kinneyboy90, 30 June 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (0/0/0)
  • Kirachinmoku, 18 November 2008 - closed by Ironholds at (0/4/0)
    Kirachinmoku, 00:48, 18 March 2010 (UTC) - closed by Nihonjoe at (0/11/1)
  • Kirkoconnell, 5 March 2010 - closed by True Pagan Warrior at (0/10/3)
  • Kitia, 10 July 2007 - withdrawn by candidate at (1/7/2)
  • Kizzle, 14 December 2006 - withdrawn by candidate (0/8/1)
  • Kku, 8 February 2006 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Cecropia at (7/15/5)
    Kku, 23 April 2006 - withdrawn by bureaucrat Linuxbeak at (1/17/2)
  • Klingoncowboy4, 31 August 2006 - withdrawn by admin Rje at (1/11/1)
  • kloy1334, 29 September 2004 - failed (2/9/2)
  • Kmweber, 24 September 2005 - failed (0/12/0)
  • Knobbie10, 23 May 2007 - withdrawn by candidate at (1/6/2)
  • Kntrabssi, 12 March 2007 - withdrawn by candidate (1/7/0)
  • Koavf, 15 May 2014 - withdrawn by candidate (1/5/2)
    Koavf, 11 March 2015 - withdrawn by candidate (15/14/3)
  • Koman90, 24 March 2009 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by PeterSymonds at (0/5/0)
  • Kongtsa, 6 August 2009 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by Plastikspork at (0/4/0)
  • Kornfan71, 9 October 2007 - withdrawn per WP:SNOW by Wikidudeman at (0/12/1)
  • Kostas20142, 11 October 2017 - closed per WP:NOTNOW by Nihonjoe at (9/22/9)
  • Kourosh ziabari 5 May 2008 - closed early per WP:SNOW at (0/8/1)
  • Krm500 14 October 2008 - consensus not reached at (48/21/6)
  • KRSTIGER 30 January 2010 - WP:NOTNOW at (1/9/2)
  • Kseferovic, 30 December 2006 - withdrawn by candidate at (11/13/6)
  • Ksy92003, 27 October 2007 - withdrawn by candidate at (4/15/1)
  • Ktr101, 26 May 2008 - closed per WP:SNOW at (1/6/0)
    Ktr101 (2nd), 10 July 2008 - closed per WP:NOTNOW at (1/9/4)
    Ktr101 (3rd), 2 August 2009 - withdrawn by candidate at (11/23/7)
    Ktr101 (4th), 2 June 2010 - withdrawn by candidate at (21/29/11)
    Ktr101 (5th), 25 December 2012 - withdrawn by candidate at (46/21/2)
  • KuatofKDY, 21 November 2005 - failed (5/7/0)
  • Kubek15, 21 April 2008 closed early at (2/10/1) per WP:SNOW.
  • Kumioko, 22 April 2008 - consensus not reached at (47/33/20)
    Kumioko, 16 August 2012 - consensus not reached at (28/46/16)
    KumiokoCleanStart, 17 May 2013 – closed as unsuccessful at (14/46/24)
    KumiokoCleanStart, 27 August 2013 – Withdrawn by candidate (4/12/2)
  • Kungfuadam, 24 January 2006 - candidate declined nomination (0/0/0)
    Kungfuadam, 6 April 2006 - promoted (56/1/1)
  • Kwsn, 8 July 2007- withdrawn (19/14/5)
  • Kww, 9 October 2008 - consensus not reached at (42/40/9)
    Kww (2nd) 12 April 2009 - unsuccessful (76/49/9)
    Kww (3rd), 19 October 2009 - closed as unsuccessful by Andre at (123/56/11)
    Kww (4th), 20 April 2010 - promoted (134/7/7)
  • kylekieran, 22 August 2009, closed per WP:NOTNOW at (0/6/0)
    kylekieran 2 29 December 2011, closed per WP:NOTNOW at (1/8/2)
  • KyraVixen, 6 March 2007 - consensus not reached (41/17/4)
  • Kyriakos, 7 March 2007 - consensus not reached (45/18/8)
  • Kzrulzuall, 20 April 2007 - consensus not reached (19/19/6)