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

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 ran as Democrats.^[2] Patrick Farrell, Andy Battista, and Richard Luther entered the race as Republicans.^[3] Jay Michaels filed to run as an independent, and will appear on the general election ballot.^[4]

Democratic primary

Nominee

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

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

Democratic primary results^[5]
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

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

Andy Battista, Vietnam War veteran
Richard Luther

Republican primary results^[6]
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

2024 Huntington, West Virginia mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Farrell	7,128	48.8%
	Democratic	Jennifer Wheeler	6,782	46.4%
	Independent	Jay Michaels	692	4.7%
Total votes			14,602	100.00%

City Council

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

Democratic primary

Advanced to general election

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

Eliminated in primary

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

Democratic primary results^[7]
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

Advanced to general election

Rob Archer, associate principal at Huntington High School
Greg Martin

Eliminated in primary

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

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

District 1

Republican primary

Nominee

Jason Arthur, business owner and high school coach

Eliminated in primary

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

Nominee

Sasha Chapman, clinical specialist

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

General election

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

District 2

Republican primary

Nominee

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

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

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

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

District 3

Democratic primary

Nominee

Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh, incumbent District 3 councilwoman

Eliminated in primary

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

Nominee

Joshua M. Garnes, business owner

Eliminated in primary

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

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

District 4

Democratic primary

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

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

Nominee

Jim Duke, sales representative

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

General election

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

District 5

Democratic primary

Nominee

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

Nominee

Lauren Vega, manager and fitness instructor

Eliminated in primary

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

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

District 6

Democratic primary

Nominee

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

Nominee

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

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

District 7

Democratic primary

Nominee

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

Nominee

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

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

District 8

Democratic Primary

Nominee

Pat Jones, incumbent District 8 councilman

Eliminated in primary

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

Nominee

Linda Blough, former retail manager

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

General Election

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

District 9

Democratic primary

Nominee

Carl Eastham, former firefighter

Eliminated in primary

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

Nominee

Stacy Jo Holley, adult protective service investigator

Eliminated in primary

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

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

References

^ "Huntington Mayor Steve Williams Making Democratic Run For Governor". theintelligencer.net. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
^ Dingess, Destiney (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.
^ Pace, Fred (2024-05-15). "Farrell wins GOP nomination for Huntington mayor; Wheeler tops Democratic ballot". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
^ 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

Extra Links

Official campaign websites

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

[2] Dingess, Destiney (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] Pace, Fred (2024-05-15). "Farrell wins GOP nomination for Huntington mayor; Wheeler tops Democratic ballot". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

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