List of mayors of Huntington, West Virginia explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Huntington, West Virginia
Incumbent:	Stephen T. Williams
Incumbentsince:	2013
Formation:	1871
First:	Peter Cline Buffington (1871 - 1874)
Website:	Mayor's Office

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

History

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

Pre strong mayor format

• Peter Cline Buffington, 1871-1874
• Albert H. Woodworth, 1886-1887
• Edward S. Buffington, circa 1879
• Ely Ensign, 1896^[3]
• William F. Hite, circa 1897
• John Walton Ensign, circa 1906
• Floyd Sanford Chapman, circa 1912
• Edmund Sehon, circa 1915–1917^[4]
• E. N. Miller, circa 1917^[5]
• Charles William Campbell, 1919–1922
• Will E. Neal, 1925–1928
• J. Boyce Taylor, circa 1930

Strong mayor format

• Bobby Nelson, 1985-1993
• Jean Dean, 1993-2000^[6]
• David Felinton, 2001–2008^[7]
• Kim Wolfe, 2009–2012
• Stephen T. Williams, 2013- ^[8]

Honorary

• Justin McElroy, 2016- (honorary)^[9]
• Travis McElroy, 2016- (honorary)
• Griffin McElroy, 2016- (honorary)

See also

• Huntington, West Virginia

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Associated Press. Huntington Charter. March 27, 2006. July 24, 2024. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927034738/http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=9721. September 27, 2007.
2. "Incumbent Felinton wins tight race ", The Herald-Dispatch, May 13, 2008.
3. Book: Huntington. 2003. Arcadia. Charleston, South Carolina. Images of America. 978-0-7385-1599-1. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308223318/https://books.google.com/books?id=g6GVdsK9R1gC. March 8, 2017.
4. Book: History of West Virginia, Old and New . 1923 . American Historical Society, Inc. . Chicago . 42346040 .
5. Book: Official Register Division of the West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual . Municipalities . 1917 . Tribune Printing Company . Charleston . John T. Harris . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151129184154/https://books.google.com/books?id=qFQNAAAAIAAJ . November 29, 2015 .
6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000901044417/http://www.cityofhuntington.com/mayor.html . Mayor's Office . September 1, 2000 . Cityofhuntington.com . . dead .
7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20011024062652/http://www.cityofhuntington.com/mayor.html . Mayor's Office . October 24, 2001 . Cityofhuntington.com . dead .
8. Web site: City Government: Mayor . Cityofhuntington.com . City of Huntington . July 24, 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224115/http://www.cityofhuntington.com/city-government/mayor . March 8, 2017 . mdy-all .
9. "Resumes and Jamiroquai's Dad." . My Brother, My Brother, and Me. VRV. February 23, 2017.