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	2,567	70.62%
	Democratic	Dan Ferguson	1,068	29.38%
Total votes			3,635	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	2,029	66.92%
	Republican	Andy Battista	814	26.85%
	Republican	Richard Luther	189	6.23%
Total votes			3,032	100.00%

Third-party and independent candidates

Declared

Jay Michaels (Independent), entertainment industry professional and home renovation specialist

General election

2024 Huntington, West Virginia mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Farrell	7,355	48.72%
	Democratic	Jennifer Wheeler	6,934	45.93%
	Independent	Jay Michaels	808	5.35%
Total votes			15,097	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

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	2,360	46.09%
	Democratic	DuRon Jackson (incumbent)	2,034	39.73%
	Democratic	Drew Ciccarello	726	14.18%
Total votes			5,120	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	2,034	55.32%
	Republican	Greg Martin	981	26.68%
	Republican	Tommy Matty	662	18.00%
Total votes			3,677	100.00%

General Election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ally Layman	6,581	28.39%
	Republican	Rob Archer	6,096	26.29%
	Democratic	DuRon Jackson (incumbent)	5,920	25.54%
	Republican	Greg Martin	4,585	19.78%
Total votes			23,182	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

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	206	50.99%
	Republican	Kevin Dale Maynard	108	26.73%
	Republican	Eric S. Kilgore	90	22.28%
Total votes			404	100.00%

Democratic primary

Nominee

Sasha Chapman, clinical specialist

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sasha Chapman	299	100.00%
Total votes			299	100.00%

General election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Arthur	1,132	62.30%
	Democratic	Sasha Chapman	685	37.70%
Total votes			1,817	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2

Republican primary

Nominee

Todd Sweeney, incumbent District 2 councilman

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Sweeney (incumbent)	245	100.00%
Total votes			245	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	115	52.51%
	Democratic	Steve Marcum	104	47.49%
Total votes			219	100.00%

General election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Sweeney (incumbent)	770	55.56%
	Democratic	David S. Clark	616	44.44%
Total votes			1,386	100.00%
	Republican hold

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 (incumbent)	58	55.77%
	Democratic	Jeffrey McKay	46	44.23%
Total votes			104	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	39	65.00%
	Republican	James P. Hoffsted	21	35.00%
Total votes			60	100.00%

General election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh (incumbent)	406	63.34%
	Republican	Joshua M. Garnes	235	36.66%
Total votes			641	100.00%
	Democratic hold

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 (incumbent)	453	75.63%
	Democratic	Rebecca Thacker Howe	146	24.37%
Total votes			599	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

Jim Duke, sales representative

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Duke	299	100.00%
Total votes			299	100.00%

General election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Walling (incumbent)	1,386	64.65%
	Republican	Jim Duke	758	35.35%
Total votes			2,144	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Democratic primary

Nominee

Teresa Johnson, incumbent District 5 councilwoman

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Johnson (incumbent)	400	100.00%
Total votes			400	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	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Johnson (incumbent)	1,116	74.25%
	Republican	Lauren Vega	387	25.75%
Total votes			1,503	100.00%
	Democratic hold

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 (incumbent)	605	100.00%
Total votes			605	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

Matthew Glenn White, business owner

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Glenn White	625	100.00%
Total votes			625	100.00%

General election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Holly Smith Mount (incumbent)	1,337	51.44%
	Republican	Matthew Glenn White	1,262	48.56%
Total votes			2,599	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Democratic primary

Nominee

Mike Shockley, incumbent District 7 councilman

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Shockley (incumbent)	317	100.00%
Total votes			317	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	241	100.00%
Total votes			241	100.00%

General Election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Shockley (incumbent)	903	58.18%
	Republican	Jamie Springston	649	41.82%
Total votes			1,552	100.00%
	Democratic hold

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 (incumbent)	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	204	100.00%
Total votes			204	100.00%

General Election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Blough	622	50.45%
	Democratic	Pat Jones (incumbent)	611	49.55%
Total votes			1,233	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

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	63.61%
	Democratic	Jack Daniels	115	36.39%
Total votes			316	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	56.30%
	Republican	Gary David Sawyers Jr.	177	43.70%
Total votes			405	100.00%

General election

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stacy Jo Holley	923	58.60%
	Democratic	Carl Eastham	652	41.40%
Total votes			1,575	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "Huntington Mayor Steve Williams Making Democratic Run For Governor". theintelligencer.net. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ Dingess, Destiney (January 3, 2024). "Two candidates emerge for Huntington mayor as city election filing period opens". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "Five Mayoral Candidates So Far In Huntington – Huntington News Network". Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ Pace, Fred (May 15, 2024). "Farrell wins GOP nomination for Huntington mayor; Wheeler tops Democratic ballot". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
^ 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 March 22, 2024.

[2] Dingess, Destiney (January 3, 2024). "Two candidates emerge for Huntington mayor as city election filing period opens". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

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

[4] Pace, Fred (May 15, 2024). "Farrell wins GOP nomination for Huntington mayor; Wheeler tops Democratic ballot". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

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