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The 2024 Wheeling, West Virginia municipal election was held on May 14, 2024, to elect members of the city council and mayor. The elections were held under the first-past-the-post system.
Incumbent mayor Glenn Elliott, first elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020 , was term-limited and thus could not run for reelection; on January 17, 2024, Elliott announced he was running for the U.S. Senate .[ 1]
Six candidates joined in the race for mayor including major candidates 3rd Ward Wheeling Councilwoman Rosemary Ketchum , Wheeling Vice Mayor Chad Thalman, and retired longtime executive director for the Greater Wheeling Sports and Entertainment Authority, Denny Magruder.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
2024 Wheeling, West Virginia mayoral election[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Denny Magruder
2,675
37.19%
Rosemary Ketchum
1,661
23.1%
J.T. Thomas
1,353
18.81%
Chad Thalman
1,074
14.93%
Beth Hinebaugh
384
5.34%
Carl Carpenter
45
0.63%
Total votes
7,192
100.00%
Ward 1 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Tony Assaro
530
47.28%
Paul Alig Sr.
387
34.52%
J. Anthony Edmond
104
9.28%
Josh Becker (withdrawn)
57
5.08%
Zeke Tuel
43
3.83%
Total votes
1,121
100.00%
Ward 2 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Ben Seidler
400
62.89%
Carlee Dittmar
122
19.18%
Melissa Rebholz
114
17.92%
Total votes
636
100.00%
Ward 3 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election[ 6] [ 7]
Candidate
Votes
%
Connie Cain
202
32.06%
Jerome "Jake" Henry
199
31.58%
Chris Hamm
188
29.84%
George Greenbaum
41
6.50%
Total votes
630
100.00%
Ward 4 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jerry Sklavounakis
894
63.14%
John Prather
522
36.86%
Total votes
1,416
100.00%
Ward 5 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Ty Thorngate
1,079
64.88%
Julia Chaplin
387
23.27%
Keltus Emmerth (withdrawn)[ 8]
197
11.85%
Total votes
1,663
100.00%
Ward 6 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election[ 6]
Candidate
Votes
%
Dave Palmer
791
71.78%
Nicholas McCort
311
28.22%
Total votes
1,102
100.00%
^ "Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott running for U.S. Senate" . WBOY.com . January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024 .^ "Ketchum, Thalman, and Magruder vying for Wheeling Mayor" . WTRF . January 19, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024 .^ "J.T. Thomas Launches Campaign in Wheeling Mayoral Race" . theintelligencer.net . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .^ "Beth Hinebaugh Declares Candidacy for Wheeling Mayor" . theintelligencer.net . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .^ "City of Wheeling and Sheriff's Races Attract Candidates In Northern Panhandle" . theintelligencer.net . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .^ a b c d e f g "Election 2024 results: City of Wheeling/Ohio County" . theintelligencer.net . Retrieved May 16, 2024 .^ King, Joselyn (May 21, 2024). "Connie Cain Takes Wheeling Ward 3 Council Seat Following Canvass" . The Intelligencer. Wheeling News Register. Retrieved July 1, 2024 . ^ Staff, Mountain State Spotlight (April 23, 2024). "Ohio County 2024 primary election voter guide: What to know" . Mountain State Spotlight . Retrieved April 27, 2024 .
