2015 Savannah mayoral election

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Savannah mayoral election, 2015
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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

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[]

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[]

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[]

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