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The '''2019 Savannah mayoral election''' took place on November 5 and December 1, 2015. It saw the election of [[Eddie DeLoach]], who unseated incumbent mayor [[Edna Jackson (politician)|Edna Jackson]].
The '''2015 Savannah [[List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia|mayoral]] election''' took place on November 5 and December 1, 2015. It saw the election of [[Eddie DeLoach]], who unseated incumbent mayor [[Edna Jackson (politician)|Edna Jackson]].


This was the first time in over 20 years that an incumbent mayor of Savannah lost reelection.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bluestein |first1=Greg |title=Change sweeps into Savannah, toppling Democratic stronghold |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/change-sweeps-into-savannah-toppling-democratic-stronghold/YSt0mh218f4wuJ0tWbQ8CK/ |publisher=AJC |access-date=11 November 2019 |date=30 December 2015}}</ref> Eddie DeLoach became the first person elected mayor of Savannah to identify as a Republican since [[Susan Weiner]] was in 1991.
This was the first time in over 20 years that an incumbent mayor of Savannah lost reelection.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bluestein |first1=Greg |title=Change sweeps into Savannah, toppling Democratic stronghold |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/change-sweeps-into-savannah-toppling-democratic-stronghold/YSt0mh218f4wuJ0tWbQ8CK/ |publisher=AJC |access-date=11 November 2019 |date=30 December 2015}}</ref> Eddie DeLoach became the first person elected mayor of Savannah to identify as a Republican since [[Susan Weiner]] was in 1991.
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|party = Nonpartisan
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|candidate = [[Edna B. Jackson]] (incumbent)
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 7 September 2023

Savannah mayoral election, 2015
← 2011 November 3, 2015 (first round)[1]
December 1, 2015 (runoff)[2]		 2019 →
 
Candidate Eddie DeLoach Edna B. Jackson Murray Silver
First-round vote 9,332 9,802 2,681
First-round percentage 41.89% 44.00% 12.04%
Second-round vote 12,472 11,049
Second-round percentage 53.02% 46.98%
Mayor before election

Edna Jackson
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Eddie DeLoach
Republican

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The 2015 Savannah mayoral election took place on November 5 and December 1, 2015. It saw the election of Eddie DeLoach, who unseated incumbent mayor Edna Jackson.

This was the first time in over 20 years that an incumbent mayor of Savannah lost reelection.[3] Eddie DeLoach became the first person elected mayor of Savannah to identify as a Republican since Susan Weiner was in 1991.

First round

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First round results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Edna B. Jackson (incumbent) 9,802 44.00
Nonpartisan Eddie DeLoach 9,332 41.89
Nonpartisan Murray Silver 2,681 12.04
Nonpartisan Louis E. Wilson Sr. 442 1.98
Write-in Write-in 18 0.08
Total votes 22,275

Runoff

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Runoff results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Eddie DeLoach 12,472 53.02
Nonpartisan Edna B. Jackson (incumbent) 11,049 46.98
Total votes 23,521

References

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  1. ^ a b "Municipal Elections November 3, 2015 Chatham County". Chatham County. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Savannah Runoff Election December 1, 2015". Chatham County. December 4, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Bluestein, Greg (December 30, 2015). "Change sweeps into Savannah, toppling Democratic stronghold". AJC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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