2020 Wheeling, West Virginia municipal election

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The 2020 Wheeling, West Virginia municipal election was held on June 9, 2020, to elect members of the city council and mayor.

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Background

On April 7, 2020, legislation was proposed at a virtual city council meeting to postpone Wheeling's municipal election from May 12 to June 9, to coincide with West Virginia's primary election. [1]

Mayor

Wheeling, West Virginia mayoral election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Glenn Elliott3,64749.38%
Nonpartisan Chris Hamm3,16842.89%
Nonpartisan Tony Domenick5717.73%
Total votes7,386 100.00%

City council

Ward 1

Ward 1 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Chad Thalman64452.06%
Nonpartisan John Bishop59347.94%
Total votes1,237 100.00%

Ward 2

Ward 2 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Ben Seidler27436.68%
Nonpartisan Joe Key15821.15%
Nonpartisan Ken Imer12316.47%
Nonpartisan Charles Ballouz12116.20%
Nonpartisan Alex Coogan719.50%
Total votes747 100.00%

Ward 3

Rosemary Ketchum city council campaign logo Rosemary Ketchum council logo.png
Rosemary Ketchum city council campaign logo

On July 12, 2019, Rosemary Ketchum announced that she would seek election to the Wheeling city council from Ward 3. [3] On June 9, 2020, she won the election against Peggy Niebergall, Jerome Henry, and Erik Marple, becoming the first transgender person elected to political office in West Virginia. [4] Following her victory she was praised by Annise Parker, the former Mayor of Houston, Texas, and congratulated by GLAAD. [5]

Ward 3 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Rosemary Ketchum 28739.26%
Nonpartisan Peggy Niebergall27237.21%
Nonpartisan Jermone Henry13718.74%
Nonpartisan Erik Marple354.79%
Total votes731 100.00%

Ward 4

Ward 4 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Jerry Sklavounakis81253.35%
Nonpartisan Crissy Clutter43628.65%
Nonpartisan Jeff Knierim27418.00%
Total votes1,522 100.00%

Ward 5

Ward 5 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Ty Thorngate84746.13%
Nonpartisan Phil Huffner55930.45%
Nonpartisan Travis McKinley31617.21%
Nonpartisan Brandon Criswell1146.21%
Total votes1,836 100.00%

Ward 6

Ward 6 Wheeling, West Virginia city council election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Dave Palmer1,114100%
Total votes1,114 100.00%

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References

  1. "Wheeling Municipal Election Expected to Be Postponed". The Intelligencer. April 7, 2020. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "City of Wheeling Election Results". The Intelligencer. June 9, 2020. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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  4. "Ketchum takes Ward 3 of Wheeling City Council". June 9, 2020. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. "'I Really Want to Be in the Room.' Rosemary Ketchum Elected as West Virginia's First Openly Transgender Official". June 11, 2020. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.