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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.

History

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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

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Pre strong mayor format

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  • 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

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See also

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References

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