List of mayors of Huntington, West Virginia
| Mayor of Huntington, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
since 2013 | |
| Formation | 1871 |
| First holder | Peter Cline Buffington (1871 - 1874) |
| Website | Mayor's Office |
This is a list of mayors of Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America.
History
[edit]Since 1985 Huntington, West Virginia has operated under a strong mayor/city council form of government.[1] The mayor is elected to four-year terms in partisan elections contested at the same time as United States presidential elections. The current mayor is former at-large councilman Steve Williams, a Democrat who is currently in his third term. Mayors in Huntington are term-limited to three terms[2] and have the authority to veto acts of the city council.
Mayors
[edit]Pre strong mayor format
[edit]- Peter Cline Buffington, 1871-1874[3]
- Albert H. Woodworth, 1886-1887
- Edward S. Buffington, circa 1879
- Ely Ensign, 1896[3]
- William F. Hite, circa 1897[3]
- John Walton Ensign, circa 1906[3]
- Floyd Sanford Chapman, circa 1912
- Edmund Sehon, circa 1915–1917[4]
- E. N. Miller, circa 1917[5]
- Charles William Campbell, 1919–1922[4][3]
- Will E. Neal, 1925–1928
- J. Boyce Taylor, circa 1930[3]
Strong mayor format
[edit]- Bobby Nelson, 1985-1993
- Jean Dean, 1993-2000[6]
- David Felinton, 2001–2008[7]
- Kim Wolfe, 2009–2012[8]
- Stephen T. Williams, 2013-2025[9][10]
- Patrick Farrell, 2025-[9]
Honorary
[edit]- Justin McElroy, 2016- (honorary)[11]
- Travis McElroy, 2016- (honorary)[11]
- Griffin McElroy, 2016- (honorary)[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Huntington Charter". The Associated Press. March 27, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Incumbent Felinton wins tight race Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", The Herald-Dispatch, May 13, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Huntington. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7385-1599-1. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017.
- ^ a b History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040.
- ^ John T. Harris, ed. (1917). "Municipalities". Official Register Division of the West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual. Charleston: Tribune Printing Company. Archived from the original on November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Mayor's Office". Cityofhuntington.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2000 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Mayor's Office". Cityofhuntington.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2001.
- ^ "Wolfe next mayor of Huntingon". Herald Dispatch. November 5, 2008.
- ^ a b "Patrick Farrell elected as Huntington mayor". WSAZ. November 5, 2024.
- ^ "City Government: Mayor". Cityofhuntington.com. City of Huntington. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c ""Resumes and Jamiroquai's Dad."". My Brother, My Brother, and Me. February 23, 2017. VRV.
