Exhibit 23(b)
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Huntington
Bancshares Incorporated for the registration of 8,500,000 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January
14, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Huntington
Bancshares Incorporated incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                             /s/ Ernst & Young


March 24, 1998