2024 Huntington mayoral election

The 2024 Huntington, West Virginia municipal election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect members of the city council and mayor.

Mayor[edit]

On March 5, 2024, incumbent Steve Williams is term-limited and can not run for reelection, instead running for governor.^[1] Jennifer Wheeler and Dan Ferguson have filed their candidacy as Democrats.^[2] Patrick Farrell, Andy Battista, and Richard Luther have joined the race as Republicans.^[3]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Jennifer Wheeler, Director of Development at Huntington Museum of Art and former Chairwoman of Huntington City Council (2021) for District 4 (2017-2021)

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Dan Ferguson, retired magistrate judge, former police officer, and U.S. Coast Guard veteran

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Wheeler	2,549	70.73%
	Democratic	Dan Ferguson	1,055	29.27%
Total votes			3,604	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Patrick Farrell, business owner and U.S. Air Force veteran

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Andy Battista, Vietnam War veteran
Richard Luther

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Farrell	2,011	66.88%
	Republican	Andy Battista	809	26.90%
	Republican	Richard Luther	187	6.22%
Total votes			3,007	100.00%

General election[edit]

2024 Huntington, West Virginia mayoral election
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Wheeler
	Republican	Patrick Farrell
Total votes			100.00%

City Council[edit]

All 11 of Huntington's City Council seats are up for election. Huntington will elect 9 members from single-member districts and 2 members from an at-large district.

At-Large District[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Advanced to general election[edit]

DuRon Jackson, incumbent At-large councilman
Ally Layman, incumbent District 9 councilwoman

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Drew Ciccarello, former dean of the College of Business at Alderson Broaddus University

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ally Layman	2,342	46.17%
	Democratic	DuRon Jackson	2,013	39.69%
	Democratic	Drew Ciccarello	717	14.14%
Total votes			5,072	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Advanced to general election[edit]

Rob Archer, associate principal at Huntington High School
Greg Martin

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Tommy Matty, business owner

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Archer	2,018	55.41%
	Republican	Greg Martin	971	26.66%
	Republican	Tommy Matty	653	17.93%
Total votes			3,642	100.00%

General Election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Ally Layman
	Democratic	DuRon Jackson
	Republican	Rob Archer
	Republican	Greg Martin
Total votes			100.00%

District 1[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Jason Arthur, business owner and high school coach

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Eric S. Kilgore
Kevin Dale Maynard

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Arthur	204	51.26%
	Republican	Kevin Dale Maynard	106	26.63%
	Republican	Eric S. Kilgore	88	22.11%
Total votes			398	100.00%

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Sasha Chapman, clinical specialist

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sasha Chapman	295	100.00%
Total votes			295	100.00%

General election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Jason Arthur
	Democratic	Sasha Chapman
Total votes			100.00%

District 2[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Todd Sweeney, incumbent District 2 councilman

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Sweeney	242	100.00%
Total votes			242	100.00%

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

David S. Clark, former journalist, restaurant manager, and teacher

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Steve Marcum, automotive business owner, welder, and plumber

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David S. Clark	114	52.53%
	Democratic	Steve Marcum	103	47.47%
Total votes			217	100.00%

General election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Todd Sweeney
	Democratic	David S. Clark
Total votes			100.00%

District 3[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh, incumbent District 3 councilwoman

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Jeffrey McKay, business owner

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh	58	56.31%
	Democratic	Jeffrey McKay	45	43.69%
Total votes			103	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Joshua M. Garnes, business owner

Eliminated in primary[edit]

James P. Hoffsted

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joshua M. Garnes	38	64.41%
	Republican	James P. Hoffsted	21	35.59%
Total votes			59	100.00%

General election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh
	Republican	Joshua M. Garnes
Total votes			100.00%

District 4[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Sarah Walling, incumbent District 4 councilwoman and Huntington City Council Chairwoman

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Rebecca Thacker Howe

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Walling	453	75.88%
	Democratic	Rebecca Thacker Howe	144	24.12%
Total votes			597	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Jim Duke, sales representative

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Duke	297	100.00%
Total votes			297	100.00%

General election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Sarah Walling
	Republican	Jim Duke
Total votes			100.00%

District 5[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Teresa Johnson, incumbent District 5 councilwoman

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Johnson	396	100.00%
Total votes			396	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Lauren Vega, manager and fitness instructor

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Dino Battista

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lauren Vega	95	63.33%
	Republican	Dino Battista	55	36.67%
Total votes			150	100.00%

General election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Teresa Johnson
	Republican	Lauren Vega
Total votes			100.00%

District 6[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Holly Smith Mount, incumbent District 6 councilwoman and Huntington City Council Vice Chairwoman

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Holly Smith Mount	604	100.00%
Total votes			604	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Matthew Glenn White, business owner

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Glenn White	620	100.00%
Total votes			620	100.00%

General election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Holly Smith Mount
	Republican	Matthew Glenn White
Total votes			100.00%

District 7[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Mike Shockley, incumbent District 7 councilman

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Shockley	316	100.00%
Total votes			316	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Jamie Springston, veteran advocate, former EMT, and U.S. Navy veteran

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jamie Springston	240	100.00%
Total votes			240	100.00%

General Election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Mike Shockley
	Republican	Jamie Springston
Total votes			100.00%

District 8[edit]

Democratic Primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Pat Jones, incumbent District 8 councilman

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Brian Byrd, chief operating officer of Huntington YMCA

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Jones	138	60.00%
	Democratic	Brian Byrd	92	40.00%
Total votes			230	100.00%

Republican Primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Linda Blough, former retail manager

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Blough	203	100.00%
Total votes			203	100.00%

General Election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Pat Jones
	Republican	Linda Blough
Total votes			100.00%

District 9[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Carl Eastham, former firefighter

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Jack Daniels, software engineer

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Eastham	201	63.81%
	Democratic	Jack Daniels	114	36.19%
Total votes			315	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Stacy Jo Holley, adult protective service investigator

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Gary David Sawyers Jr., manager

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stacy Jo Holley	228	56.44%
	Republican	Gary David Sawyers Jr.	176	43.56%
Total votes			404	100.00%

General election[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Carl Eastham
	Republican	Stacy Jo Holley
Total votes			100.00%

References[edit]

^ "Huntington Mayor Steve Williams Making Democratic Run For Governor". theintelligencer.net. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
^ ddingess@hdmediallc.com, DESTINEY DINGESS (2024-01-03). "Two candidates emerge for Huntington mayor as city election filing period opens". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
^ "Five Mayoral Candidates So Far In Huntington – Huntington News Network". Retrieved 2024-03-22.
^ https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/farrell-wins-gop-nomination-for-huntington-mayor-wheeler-tops-democratic-ballot/article_cdd7ba0c-b5b2-5c76-8cea-6e8037abc8a8.html
^ https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/farrell-wins-gop-nomination-for-huntington-mayor-wheeler-tops-democratic-ballot/article_cdd7ba0c-b5b2-5c76-8cea-6e8037abc8a8.html
^ https://www.herald-dispatch.com/elections/city-council-incumbents-reign-in-primary-election-results/article_0b19a6b2-0542-5622-b364-6fc30347be14.html

[1] "Huntington Mayor Steve Williams Making Democratic Run For Governor". theintelligencer.net. Retrieved 2024-03-22.

[2] ss@hdmediallc.com, DESTINEY DINGESS (2024-01-03). "Two candidates emerge for Huntington mayor as city election filing period opens". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-03-22.

[3] "Five Mayoral Candidates So Far In Huntington – Huntington News Network". Retrieved 2024-03-22.

[4] ttps://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/farrell-wins-gop-nomination-for-huntington-mayor-wheeler-tops-democratic-ballot/article_cdd7ba0c-b5b2-5c76-8cea-6e8037abc8a8.html

[5] ttps://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/farrell-wins-gop-nomination-for-huntington-mayor-wheeler-tops-democratic-ballot/article_cdd7ba0c-b5b2-5c76-8cea-6e8037abc8a8.html

[6] ttps://www.herald-dispatch.com/elections/city-council-incumbents-reign-in-primary-election-results/article_0b19a6b2-0542-5622-b364-6fc30347be14.html

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