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.
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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.
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 |
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 |