Marshall University students, faculty and staff, along with members of the community gathered for a candidate forum in the Encova Auditorium of the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.
West Virginia gubernatorial candidates Steve Williams (D) and S. Marshall Wilson (Constitution Party}, as well as Huntington mayoral candidates Patrick Farrell (R), Jay Michaels (I), and Jennifer Wheeler (D) answered questions submitted by audience members live during the event.
The event was also livestreamed, and the recording is available at marshall.edu/livestream.
This event was part of Marshall University’s Voter Friendly Campus initiative. Marshall is the only Voter Friendly Campus in the state of West Virginia. The forum was moderated by League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area Co-President Martha Woodward along with student moderator Quinlin Sollars and emceed by John Deaver Drinko Academy Executive Director Dr. Montserrat Miller who said the event was timely, informative and a model of civil discourse.
West Virginians can still register to vote through Oct. 15. Early voting begins Oct. 23, and Cabell County residents can vote early at the Drinko Library on campus at Marshall.
Gubernatorial candidates Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R), Erika Kolenich (L), and Chase Linko-Looper (Mountain Party) were invited to participate but did not attend the event.
Photos from last night’s candidate forum are located here.
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