EXHIBIT 99.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Huntington Bancshares
Incorporated (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2003,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Thomas E. Hoaglin, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

           (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

           (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and will be retained by
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.



                                            /s/ Thomas E. Hoaglin
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                                            Thomas E. Hoaglin
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                            May 20, 2003