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In February 2017, Goodwin declared her intention to run for mayor of Charleston in the 2018 election, seeking to succeed Danny Jones, who opted not to run for reelection. [12] [13] She defeated Republican J. B. Akers and independent Andy Backus in the November 2018 general election, and won with almost 51% of the vote. She was sworn into office ...
He served four terms as the mayor of Charleston, West Virginia from 2003 to 2019. [1] Jones grew up in Charleston and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He had a variety of jobs before becoming an elected official. Jones served a term in the West Virginia House of Delegates and a term as Sheriff of Kanawha County before being elected mayor of ...
Mayors of Charleston in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Pages in category "Mayors of Charleston, West Virginia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
West Virginia held elections on November 5, 2024. Primary elections were held on May 14, 2024. [2] [3]Every state-wide election was won by Republicans, while the Republican supermajorities in both legislative chambers increased.
West Virginia held elections on November 3, 2020. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.. The 2020 elections solidified West Virginia's rightward shift as Republican party candidates won all U.S. House seats, statewide executive offices and the U.S. Senate seat up for election (all with more than 56% of the vote) while also expanding their majorities ...
William Cogswell was born on January 14, 1975, in Charleston, South Carolina. [2] He is a distant relative of Colonel Milton Cogswell, who was named a provisional Mayor of Charleston in 1868. [3] Cogswell graduated from The University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in history and English.
Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia and the seat of Kanawha County. [9] It is at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers. The population was 48,864 at the 2020 census. [5]
Goodwin's son, Booth Goodwin, was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama to serve as United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. [4] His daughter-in-law, Amy Shuler Goodwin, is the mayor of Charleston, West Virginia and, prior to her election, served as a spokesperson for West Virginia governors Bob Wise and Earl Ray Tomblin.