2015 Savannah mayoral election

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.

Savannah mayoral election, 2015

November 3, 2015 (first round)[1] December 1, 2015 (runoff)[2]

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

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. "Municipal Elections November 3, 2015 Chatham County". Chatham County. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
2. "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.