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.
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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.
