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Mayor of Huntington, West Virginia
since 2013
Formation1871
First holderPeter Cline Buffington (1871 - 1874)
WebsiteMayor's Office

This is a list of mayors of Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America.[1]

History

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Since 1985 Huntington, West Virginia has operated under a strong mayor/city council form of government.[2] 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[3] and have the authority to veto acts of the city council.

Mayors

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Pre strong mayor format

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  • Peter Cline Buffington, 1871-1874[4]
  • Thomas J. Burke 1874-76
  • M. G. Nichols 1876-77
  • Thomas J. Burke 1877-78
  • J. M. Layne 1878-79
  • Edward S. Buffington, 1879-1880
  • Ely Ensign, 1896[4]
  • William F. Hite, circa 1897[4]
  • John Walton Ensign, circa 1906[4]
  • Floyd Sanford Chapman, circa 1912
  • Edmund Sehon, circa 1915–1917[5]
  • E. N. Miller, circa 1917[6]
  • Charles William Campbell, 1919–1922[5][4]
  • Will E. Neal, 1925–1928
  • J. Boyce Taylor, 1928-1930[4]
  • Porter W. Smith, 1930-1934
  • Martin V. Chapman, 1935
  • George R. Seamonds, 1937-39
  • Claude V. Swann, 1940-42
  • Paul O. Fiedler, 1943-46
  • Douglas C. Tomkies, 1947-48
  • W. W. Payne, 1949-52
  • Cecil C. Thompson, 1953-54
  • George E. Theurer, 1955
  • Harold L. Frankel, 1957-59
  • Robert O. Ellis, Jr., 1959
  • John J. Durkin, 1961
  • George Garner, 1962-63
  • A. E. Harris, 1964
  • John B. Meek, 1965
  • R. O. Robertson, Jr., 1966
  • Owen L. Duncan, 1967
  • Gordon Miller, 1968
  • Robert V. Bolling, 1969
  • Robert E. Hinerman, 1970
  • Milton T. Herndon, 1971
  • Gordon T. Millard, 1972
  • Owen L. Duncan, 1973
  • Phyllis Cyrus, 1973-74
  • Harold L. Frankel, 1974-75
  • J. A. Caldwell, 1975-76
  • Harold L. Frankel, 1977-78
  • George Malott, 1978
  • R. Dean Sturm, 1979-80
  • William D. Toney, 1981
  • Robert P. Alexander, 1982-83

Strong mayor format

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mayors and Postmasters of Huntington, West Virginia". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Huntington Charter". The Associated Press. March 27, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Incumbent Felinton wins tight race Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", The Herald-Dispatch, May 13, 2008.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Mayor's Office". Cityofhuntington.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2000 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Mayor's Office". Cityofhuntington.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2001.
  9. ^ "Wolfe next mayor of Huntingon". Herald Dispatch. November 5, 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Patrick Farrell elected as Huntington mayor". WSAZ. November 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "City Government: Mayor". Cityofhuntington.com. City of Huntington. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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