Steve Williams

Steve Williams is the Democratic candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates, District 24, in the November 3, 2026 general election, after advancing from the May 12, 2026 primary.[1][2] He has served as mayor of Huntington and was the Democratic nominee for governor of West Virginia in 2024.[1][3]

Williams was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, and earned a B.A. in political science from Marshall University in 1978 and a master's in public administration from West Virginia University in 1980.[1] His career experience includes working as a market manager and director of sales at various companies, and he served as mayor of Huntington.[1] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, he said his professional life included serving as a director of the Putnam County Development Authority and as Director of Economic Development and City Manager of Huntington, and that he served four terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates.[3]

Williams said in the survey that he was elected to Huntington City Council in 2008 and as mayor in 2012, and that he is the only three-term mayor in the city's history.[3] In the November 5, 2024 general election for governor, he received 31.6 percent of the vote to Republican Patrick Morrisey's 62.0 percent.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.