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. Jennifer Wheeler and Dan Ferguson have filed their candidacy as Democrats. Patrick Farrell, Andy Battista, and Richard Luther have joined the race as Republicans.

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

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

 * Andy Battista, Vietnam War veteran
 * Richard Luther

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.

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

Advanced to general election

 * Rob Archer, associate principal at Huntington High School
 * Greg Martin

Eliminated in primary

 * Tommy Matty, business owner

Nominee

 * Jason Arthur, business owner and high school coach

Eliminated in primary

 * Eric S. Kilgore
 * Kevin Dale Maynard

Nominee

 * Sasha Chapman, clinical specialist

Nominee

 * Todd Sweeney, incumbent District 2 councilman

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

 * Steve Marcum, automotive business owner, welder, and plumber

Nominee

 * Tia "Fix" Rumbaugh, incumbent District 3 councilwoman

Eliminated in primary

 * Jeffrey McKay, business owner

Nominee

 * Joshua M. Garnes, business owner

Eliminated in primary

 * James P. Hoffsted

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

 * Rebecca Thacker Howe

Nominee

 * Jim Duke, sales representative

Nominee

 * Teresa Johnson, incumbent District 5 councilwoman

Nominee

 * Lauren Vega, manager and fitness instructor

Eliminated in primary

 * Dino Battista

Nominee

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

Nominee

 * Matthew Glenn White, business owner

Nominee

 * Mike Shockley, incumbent District 7 councilman

Nominee

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

Nominee

 * Pat Jones, incumbent District 8 councilman

Eliminated in primary

 * Brian Byrd, chief operating officer of Huntington YMCA

Nominee

 * Linda Blough, former retail manager

Nominee

 * Carl Eastham, former firefighter

Eliminated in primary

 * Jack Daniels, software engineer

Nominee

 * Stacy Jo Holley, adult protective service investigator

Eliminated in primary

 * Gary David Sawyers Jr., manager