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