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| previous_election = 2011 Savannah mayoral election |
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| 1data1 = '''9,332''' |
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| before_party = Democratic Party (United States) |
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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]]. |
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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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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |
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|party = Nonpartisan |
|party = Nonpartisan candidate |
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|candidate = [[Edna B. Jackson]] (incumbent) |
|candidate = [[Edna Jackson (politician)|Edna B. Jackson]] (incumbent) |
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|votes = 9,802 |
|votes = 9,802 |
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|percentage = 44.00 |
|percentage = 44.00 |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |
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|party = Nonpartisan |
|party = Nonpartisan candidate |
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|candidate = [[Eddie DeLoach]] |
|candidate = [[Eddie DeLoach]] |
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|votes = 9,332 |
|votes = 9,332 |
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|party = Nonpartisan |
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|candidate = Murray Silver |
|candidate = Murray Silver |
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|votes = 2,681 |
|votes = 2,681 |
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|party = Nonpartisan |
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|candidate = Louis E. Wilson Sr. |
|candidate = Louis E. Wilson Sr. |
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|votes = 442 |
|votes = 442 |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change| |
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|party = Nonpartisan |
|party = Nonpartisan candidate |
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|candidate = [[Eddie DeLoach]] |
|candidate = [[Eddie DeLoach]] |
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|votes = 12,472 |
|votes = 12,472 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change| |
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|party = Nonpartisan |
|party = Nonpartisan candidate |
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|candidate = [[Edna B. Jackson]] (incumbent) |
|candidate = [[Edna Jackson (politician)|Edna B. Jackson]] (incumbent) |
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|votes = 11,049 |
|votes = 11,049 |
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|percentage = 46.98 |
|percentage = 46.98 |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Eddie DeLoach | 12,472 | 53.02 | |
Nonpartisan | Edna B. Jackson (incumbent) | 11,049 | 46.98 | |
Total votes | 23,521 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Municipal Elections November 3, 2015 Chatham County". Chatham County. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Savannah Runoff Election December 1, 2015". Chatham County. December 4, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Bluestein, Greg (December 30, 2015). "Change sweeps into Savannah, toppling Democratic stronghold". AJC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.