List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia
The mayor is the highest elected official in Savannah, Georgia. Since its incorporation by charter on 23 December 1789, and the first mayor, John Houstoun, was elected by aldermen on 8 March 1790, following citizen election of aldermen on 1 March 1790, the city has had 67 mayors.
On 31 May 1958, the term for mayor was extended from two years to four years by popular vote and with approval of the state government.
Election for mayor is held every four years, and is held as a non-partisan election, As of 7 November 2023, Van Johnson was re-elected for a four-year term.
List
| # | Portrait | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | Party | Notes | |
| John Houstoun | 1790 | 1791 | 1 | None | - | |||
| Thomas Gibbons | 1791 | 1792 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Joseph Habersham | 1792 | 1793 | 1 | - | - | |||
| William Stephens | 1793 | 1794 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Thomas Gibbons | 1794 | 1795 | 1 | - | - | |||
| William Stephens | 1795 | 1796 | 1 | - | - | |||
| John Noel | 1796 | 1797 | 1 | - | - | |||
| John Glen | 1797 | 1798 | 1 | - | - | |||
| Matthew McAllister | 1798 | 1799 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| Thomas Gibbons | 1799 | 1801 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| David B. Mitchell | 1801 | 1802 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| Charles Harris | 1802 | 1804 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| John Noel | 1804 | 1807 | 3 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| William Davies | 1807 | 1807 | Democratic-Republican | - | ||||
| Charles Harris | 1807 | 1808 | Democratic-Republican | - | ||||
| John Williamson | 1808 | 1809 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| William Bulloch | 1809 | 1811 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| Thomas Mendenhall Jr. | 1811 | 1811 | Democratic-Republican | - | ||||
| William Bulloch | 1811 | 1812 | Democratic-Republican | - | ||||
| George Jones | 1812 | 1814 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| Matthew McAllister | 1814 | 1815 | Partial | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| Thomas Charlton | 1815 | 1817 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| James Wayne | 1817 | 1819 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| Thomas Charlton | 1819 | 1821 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| James Morrison | 1821 | 1824 | 3 | Democratic-Republican | - | |||
| William Daniell | 1824 | 1826 | 2 | Jacksonian | - | |||
| Joseph W. Jackson | 1826 | 1828 | 2 | Jacksonian | - | |||
| William T. Williams | 1828 | 1830 | 2 | Democratic | - | |||
| William Waring | 1830 | 1832 | 2 | Democratic | - | |||
| George W. Owens | 1832 | 1833 | Partial | Democratic | - | |||
| William T. Williams | 1833 | 1834 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| William Gordon | 1834 | 1836 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| William Cuyler | 1836 | 1836 | Democratic | - | ||||
| John Nicoll | 1836 | 1837 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Matthew H. McAllister | 1837 | 1839 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Robert M. Charlton | 1839 | 1841 | 2 | Democratic | - | |||
| William T. Williams | 1841 | 1842 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Richard Arnold | 1842 | 1843 | 1 | Whig | - | |||
| William T. Williams | 1843 | 1844 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Richard Wayne | 1844 | 1845 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Henry Burroughs | 1845 | 1848 | 3 | Whig | - | |||
| Richard Wayne | 1848 | 1851 | 3 | Democratic | - | |||
| Richard Arnold | 1851 | 1852 | 1 | Whig | - | |||
| Richard Wayne | 1852 | 1853 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| John Elliott Ward | 1853 | 1854 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Edward C. Anderson | 1854 | 1856 | 2 | American | - | |||
| James Screven | 1856 | 1857 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Richard Wayne † | 1857 | 1858 | Partial | Democratic | - | |||
| Thomas Turner | 1858 | 1859 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Richard Arnold | 1859 | 1860 | 1 | American | - | |||
| Charles C. Jones | 1860 | 1861 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Thomas Purse | 1861 | 1862 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Thomas Holcombe | 1862 | 1863 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Richard Arnold | 1863 | 1865 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Edward C. Anderson | 1865 | 1869 | 4 | Democratic | - | |||
| John Screven | 1869 | 1873 | 4 | Democratic | - | |||
| Edward C. Anderson | 1873 | 1877 | 2 | Democratic | - | |||
| John Wheaton | 1877 | 1883 | 3 | Democratic | - | |||
| Rufus E. Lester | 1883 | 1889 | 3 | Democratic | - | |||
| John Schwarz | 1889 | 1891 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| John McDonough | 1891 | 1895 | 2 | Democratic | - | |||
| Herman Myers | 1895 | 1897 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Peter Meldrim | 1897 | 1899 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Herman Myers | 1899 | 1907 | 4 | Democratic | - | |||
| George Tiedeman | 1907 | 1913 | 3 | Democratic | - | |||
| Richard Davant † | 1913 | 1915 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Wallace Pierpont | 1915 | 1919 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Murray Stewart | 1919 | 1923 | 2 | Democratic | - | |||
| Paul Seabrook | 1923 | 1925 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Robert Hull † | 1925 | 1927 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Thomas Hoynes | 1927 | 1929 | Democratic | - | ||||
| Gordon Saussy | 1929 | 1931 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Thomas Hoynes | 1931 | 1933 | Democratic | - | ||||
| Thomas Gamble | 1933 | 1937 | 2 | Democratic | - | |||
| Robert M. Hitch | 1937 | 1939 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Thomas Gamble † | 1939 | 1945 | 3 | Democratic | - | |||
| Peter Roe Nugent | 1945 | 1947 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| John G. Kennedy | 1947 | 1949 | 1 | Democratic | - | |||
| Olin Fulmer | 1949 | 1955 | 3 | Democratic | - | |||
| 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. Re-elected 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 | Democratic | - | |||
| J.C. Lewis, Jr. | 1966 | 1970 | 1 | Republican | - | |||
| John Rousakis | 1970 | 1992 | 5 | Democratic | First Greek-American mayor | |||
| Susan Weiner | 1992 | 1996 | 1 | Republican | First female mayor | |||
| Floyd Adams, Jr. | 1996 | 2004 | 2 | Democratic | First African-American mayor | |||
| Otis Johnson | 2004 | 2012 | 2 | Democratic | - | |||
| Edna Jackson | 2012 | 2016 | 1 | Democratic | First African-American female mayor | |||
| Eddie DeLoach | 2016 | 2020 | 1 | Republican | - | |||
| Van R. Johnson | 2020 | Incumbent | 1 | Democratic | - |
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† Deceased/murdered in office.