| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Savannah |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of City of Savannah |
| Incumbent: | Van R. Johnson |
| Incumbentsince: | January 1, 2020 |
| Style: | The Honorable |
| Termlength: | 4 years, no term limits |
| Formation: | 1790 |
| Inaugural: | John Houstoun |
| Salary: | $78,898[1] |
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.
| Portrait | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | class=unsortable | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 1791 | 1 | bgcolor= | None | |||||
| 1791 | 1792 | 1 | bgcolor= | None | |||||
| 1792 | 1793 | 1 | bgcolor= | None | |||||
| 1793 | 1794 | 1 | bgcolor= | None | |||||
| 1794 | 1795 | 1 | bgcolor= | None | |||||
| 1795 | 1796 | 1 | bgcolor= | None | |||||
| John Noel | 1796 | 1797 | 1 | bgcolor= | None | ||||
| John Glen | 1797 | 1798 | 1 | bgcolor= | None | ||||
| Matthew McAllister | 1798 | 1799 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | ||||
| 1799 | 1801 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| 1801 | 1802 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| 1802 | 1804 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| John Noel | 1804 | 1807 | 3 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | ||||
| William Davies | 1807 | 1807 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| 1807 | 1808 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| 1808 | 1809 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| 1809 | 1811 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| Thomas Mendenhall Jr. | 1811 | 1811 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| 1811 | 1812 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | ||||||
| 1812 | 1814 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| Matthew McAllister | 1814 | 1815 | Partial | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | ||||
| Thomas Charlton | 1815 | 1817 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | ||||
| 1817 | 1819 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | |||||
| Thomas Charlton | 1819 | 1821 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | ||||
| James Morrison | 1821 | 1824 | 3 | bgcolor= | Democratic-Republican | ||||
| William Daniell | 1824 | 1826 | 2 | bgcolor= | Jacksonian | ||||
| 1826 | 1828 | 2 | bgcolor= | Jacksonian | |||||
| William T. Williams | 1828 | 1830 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| William Waring | 1830 | 1832 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| 1832 | 1833 | Partial | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| William T. Williams | 1833 | 1834 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| 1834 | 1836 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| William Cuyler | 1836 | 1836 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| 1836 | 1837 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| 1837 | 1839 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| 1839 | 1841 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| William T. Williams | 1841 | 1842 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Richard Arnold | 1842 | 1843 | 1 | bgcolor= | Whig | ||||
| William T. Williams | 1843 | 1844 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| 1844 | 1845 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| Henry Burroughs | 1845 | 1848 | 3 | bgcolor= | Whig | ||||
| 1848 | 1851 | 3 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| Richard Arnold | 1851 | 1852 | 1 | bgcolor= | Whig | ||||
| 1852 | 1853 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| 1853 | 1854 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| 1854 | 1856 | 2 | bgcolor= | American | |||||
| James Screven | 1856 | 1857 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Richard Wayne † | 1857 | 1858 | Partial | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Thomas Turner | 1858 | 1859 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Richard Arnold | 1859 | 1860 | 1 | bgcolor= | American | ||||
| Charles Jones | 1860 | 1861 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic (Southern) | ||||
| Thomas Purse | 1861 | 1862 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic (Southern) | ||||
| Thomas Holcombe | 1862 | 1863 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic (Southern) | ||||
| Richard Arnold | 1863 | 1865 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic (Southern) | ||||
| Edward C. Anderson | 1865 | 1869 | 4 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| John Screven | 1869 | 1873 | 4 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Edward C. Anderson | 1873 | 1877 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| John Wheaton | 1877 | 1883 | 3 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Rufus E. Lester | 1883 | 1889 | 3 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| John Schwarz | 1889 | 1891 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| John McDonough | 1891 | 1895 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Herman Myers | 1895 | 1897 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Peter Meldrim | 1897 | 1899 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Herman Myers | 1899 | 1907 | 4 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| George Tiedeman | 1907 | 1913 | 3 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Richard Davant † | 1913 | 1915 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Wallace Pierpont | 1915 | 1919 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Murray Stewart | 1919 | 1923 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Paul Seabrook | 1923 | 1925 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Robert Hull † | 1925 | 1927 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Thomas Hoynes | 1927 | 1929 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| Gordon Saussy | 1929 | 1931 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Thomas Hoynes | 1931 | 1933 | bgcolor= | Democratic | |||||
| Thomas Gamble | 1933 | 1937 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Robert M. Hitch | 1937 | 1939 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Thomas Gamble † | 1939 | 1945 | 3 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Peter Roe Nugent | 1945 | 1947 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| John G. Kennedy | 1947 | 1949 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Olin Fulmer | 1949 | 1955 | 3 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Lee Mingledorff, Jr. | 1955 | 1960 | 3 | bgcolor= | 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. | |||
| Malcolm R. Maclean | 1960 | 1966 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| J.C. Lewis, Jr. | 1966 | 1970 | 1 | bgcolor= | Republican | ||||
| John Rousakis | 1970 | 1992 | 5 | bgcolor= | Democratic | First Greek-American mayor | |||
| Susan Weiner | 1992 | 1996 | 1 | bgcolor= | Republican | First female mayor | |||
| Floyd Adams, Jr. | 1996 | 2004 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | First African-American mayor | |||
| Otis Johnson | 2004 | 2012 | 2 | bgcolor= | Democratic | ||||
| Edna Jackson | 2012 | 2016 | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic | First African-American female mayor | |||
| Eddie DeLoach | 2016 | 2020 | 1 | bgcolor= | Republican | ||||
| Van R. Johnson | 2020 | Incumbent | 1 | bgcolor= | Democratic |