Mayor of Savannah
Incumbent
Van R. Johnson
since January 1, 2020
StyleThe Honorable
Term length4 years, no term limits
Inaugural holderJohn Houstoun
Formation1790
Salary$78,898[1]
Websitewww.savannahga.gov

The mayor is the highest elected official in Savannah, Georgia. Since its incorporation in 1789, the city has had 67 mayors.[2][3] On May 27, 1958, the term for mayor was extended from two years to four years by popular vote and with approval of the state government.[4] Election for mayor is held every four years, and is held as a non-partisan election.

List

Mayor Edward Clifford Anderson (1865–1869, 1873–1877) was the first mayor after the Civil War.
Mayor Julius Curtis Lewis Jr. (1966–1970) was the first Republican mayor and the first non-Democratic mayor since the Civil War.
Mayor Floyd Adams Jr. (1996–2003) was the first African-American mayor of Savannah.
# Portrait Mayor Term start Term end Terms   Party Notes
1
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 John Houstoun 1790 1791 1 None
2
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 Thomas Gibbons 1791 1792 1 None
3
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 Joseph Habersham 1792 1793 1 None
4 William Stephens 1793 1794 1 None
(2)
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 Thomas Gibbons 1794 1795 1 None
(4) William Stephens 1795 1796 1 None
5 John Noel 1796 1797 1 None
6 John Glen 1797 1798 1 None
7 Matthew McAllister 1798 1799 1 Democratic-Republican
(2)
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 Thomas Gibbons 1799 1801 2 Democratic-Republican
8
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 David B. Mitchell 1801 1802 1 Democratic-Republican
9 Charles Harris 1802 1804 2 Democratic-Republican
(5) John Noel 1804 1807 3 Democratic-Republican
10 William Davies 1807 1807 1⁄2 Democratic-Republican
(9) Charles Harris 1807 1808 1⁄2 Democratic-Republican
11 John Williamson 1808 1809 1 Democratic-Republican
12 William Bulloch 1809 1811 2 Democratic-Republican
13 Thomas Mendenhall Jr. 1811 1811 1⁄2 Democratic-Republican
(12) William Bulloch 1811 1812 1⁄2 Democratic-Republican
14
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 George Jones 1812 1814 2 Democratic-Republican
(7) Matthew McAllister 1814 1815 Partial Democratic-Republican
15 Thomas Charlton 1815 1817 2 1⁄2 Democratic-Republican
16
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 James Wayne 1817 1819 2 Democratic-Republican
(15) Thomas Charlton 1819 1821 1 1⁄2 Democratic-Republican
17 James Morrison 1821 1824 3 1⁄2 Democratic-Republican
18 William Daniell 1824 1826 2 Jacksonian
19 Joseph W. Jackson 1826 1828 2 Jacksonian
20 William T. Williams 1828 1830 2 Democratic
21 William Waring 1830 1832 2 Democratic
22 George W. Owens 1832 1833 Partial Democratic
(20) William T. Williams 1833 1834 1 1⁄2 Democratic
23 William Gordon 1834 1836 1 1⁄2 Democratic
24 William Cuyler 1836 1836 1⁄2 Democratic
25 John Nicoll 1836 1837 1 Democratic
26 Matthew H. McAllister 1837 1839 1 1⁄2 Democratic
27
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 Robert M. Charlton 1839 1841 2 1⁄2 Democratic
(20) William T. Williams 1841 1842 1 Democratic
28 Richard Arnold 1842 1843 1 Whig
(20) William T. Williams 1843 1844 1 Democratic
29 Richard Wayne 1844 1845 1 Democratic
30 Henry Burroughs 1845 1848 3 Whig
(29) Richard Wayne 1848 1851 3 Democratic
(28) Richard Arnold 1851 1852 1 Whig
(29) Richard Wayne 1852 1853 1 Democratic
31
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 John Elliott Ward 1853 1854 1 Democratic
32
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 Edward C. Anderson 1854 1856 2 American
33 James Screven 1856 1857 1 Democratic
(29) Richard Wayne † 1857 1858 Partial Democratic
34 Thomas Turner 1858 1859 1 1⁄2 Democratic
(28) Richard Arnold 1859 1860 1 American
35 Charles Jones 1860 1861 1 Democratic (Southern)
36 Thomas Purse 1861 1862 1 Democratic (Southern)
37 Thomas Holcombe 1862 1863 1 Democratic (Southern)
(28) Richard Arnold 1863 1865 1 Democratic (Southern)
(32)
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 Edward C. Anderson 1865 1869 4 Democratic
38 John Screven 1869 1873 4 Democratic
(32)
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 Edward C. Anderson 1873 1877 2 Democratic
39 John Wheaton 1877 1883 3 Democratic
40
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 Rufus E. Lester 1883 1889 3 Democratic
41 John Schwarz 1889 1891 1 Democratic
42 John McDonough 1891 1895 2 Democratic
43
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 Herman Myers 1895 1897 1 Democratic
44 Peter Meldrim 1897 1899 1 Democratic
(43)
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 Herman Myers 1899 1907 4 Democratic
45 George Tiedeman 1907 1913 3 Democratic
46 Richard Davant † 1913 1915 1 1⁄2 Democratic
47 Wallace Pierpont 1915 1919 1 1⁄2 Democratic
48 Murray Stewart 1919 1923 2 Democratic
49 Paul Seabrook 1923 1925 1 Democratic
50 Robert Hull † 1925 1927 1 1⁄2 Democratic
51 Thomas Hoynes 1927 1929 1⁄2 Democratic
52 Gordon Saussy 1929 1931 1 1⁄2 Democratic
(51) Thomas Hoynes 1931 1933 1⁄2 Democratic
53 Thomas Gamble 1933 1937 2 Democratic
54 Robert M. Hitch 1937 1939 1 Democratic
(53) Thomas Gamble † 1939 1945 3 1⁄2 Democratic
55 Peter Roe Nugent 1945 1947 1 1⁄2 Democratic
56 John G. Kennedy 1947 1949 1 Democratic
57 Olin Fulmer 1949 1955 3 Democratic
58 Lee Mingledorff, Jr. 1955 1960 3 Democratic First elected to a two-year term where he served from January 24, 1955 until January 21, 1957.
Relected to a second two-year term beginning January 21, 1957.
In 1958, the city shifted to a four-year mayoral term and a special election was held.
Mingledorff won re-election to a 4-year term running from October 6, 1958 to October 1, 1962.
He resigned prematurely on August 1, 1960 with the remainder of his term completed by vice-mayor Maclean.
59 Malcolm R. Maclean 1960 1966 2 Democratic
60
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 J.C. Lewis, Jr. 1966 1970 1 Republican
61 John Rousakis 1970 1992 5 Democratic First Greek-American mayor
62 Susan Weiner 1992 1996 1 Republican First female mayor
63
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 Floyd Adams, Jr. 1996 2004 2 Democratic First African-American mayor
64
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 Otis Johnson 2004 2012 2 Democratic
65
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 Edna Jackson 2012 2016 1 Democratic First African-American female mayor
66
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 Eddie DeLoach 2016 2020 1 Republican
67
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 Van R. Johnson 2020 Incumbent 1 Democratic
Notes

† Deceased/murdered in office.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ salarygenius.com/ga/savannah/salary/mayor-salary
  2. ↑ Savannah Morning News
  3. ↑ "A List of Mayors and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, 1790-2012". savannahga.gov.
  4. ↑ Spracher, Luciana M. (2004). "History & Highlights of the City of Savannah's Council-Manager Form of Government 1954-2004". savannahga.gov. p. 20.
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