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.
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.
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.
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.