Mayors
Until 2003, the mayor and the council members were elected to two-year terms of office. In 2003, staggered four-year terms were introduced.
Past and presents mayors are:
| Inauguration | Term Expiration | Mayor | Party | Other Elective Offices | |
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| April 7, 1939 | December 11, 1941 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | Chatham County Commissioner, 1951–1961 | |
| December 11, 1941 | December 9, 1943 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | ||
| December 9, 1943 | December 13, 1945 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | ||
| December 13, 1945 | December 11, 1947 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | ||
| December 11, 1947 | December 8, 1949 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | ||
| December 8, 1949 | December 13, 1951 | J. Arlie Rowe | Democrat | Garden City Council Member, 1939–1941 | |
| December 13, 1951 | December 10, 1953 | J. Arlie Rowe | Democrat | ||
| December 10, 1953 | September 3, 1954 | J. Arlie Rowe | Democrat | ||
| October 5, 1954 | December 8, 1955 | Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | Democrat | Garden City Council Member, 1949–1954 | |
| December 8, 1955 | December 12, 1957 | Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | Democrat | ||
| December 12, 1957 | December 10, 1959 | Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | Democrat | ||
| December 10, 1959 | December 14, 1961 | Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | Democrat | ||
| December 14, 1961 | December 12, 1963 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | Garden City Council Member, 1955–1959 | |
| December 12, 1963 | December 9, 1965 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 9, 1965 | December 14, 1967 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 14, 1967 | December 11, 1969 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 11, 1969 | December 9, 1971 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 9, 1971 | December 13, 1973 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 13, 1973 | December 11, 1975 | James M. "Jimmie" DeLoach | Democrat | Garden City Council Member, 1971–1973; Chatham County Commissioner, 1980–1992 |
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| December 11, 1975 | December 8, 1977 | James M. "Jimmie" DeLoach | Democrat | ||
| December 8, 1977 | December 13, 1979 | James M. "Jimmie" DeLoach | Democrat | ||
| December 13, 1979 | December 10, 1981 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1975–1979 | |
| December 10, 1981 | December 8, 1983 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | ||
| December 8, 1983 | December 12, 1985 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | ||
| December 12, 1985 | December 10, 1987 | E. James "Jimmy" Burnsed | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1979–1985; Bryan County Commission Chairman since 2005 |
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| December 10, 1987 | December 14, 1989 | E. James "Jimmy" Burnsed | Republican | ||
| December 14, 1989 | January 6, 1992 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | ||
| January 6, 1992 | January 3, 1994 | LeRoy "Roy" L. Crager | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1981–1992; 2000–2002 | |
| January 3, 1994 | January 8, 1996 | LeRoy "Roy" L. Crager | Republican | ||
| January 8, 1996 | January 5, 1998 | James "Jay" W. Harrell | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1969–1987; 1989–1992; 2000–2002 |
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| January 5, 1998 | January 2, 2000 | Dean Kicklighter | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1996–1998; Chatham County Commissioner, since 2000 |
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| January 2, 2000 | January 6, 2002 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | ||
| January 6, 2002 | January 5, 2004 | Anthony "Andy" Quinney | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1998–2000 | |
| January 5, 2004 | January 7, 2008 | Anthony "Andy" Quinney | Republican | ||
| January 7, 2008 | September 25, 2009 | Anthony "Andy" Quinney | Republican | ||
| October 5, 2009 | January 2, 2012 | Tennyson Holder | Garden City Council Member, 1992–2009 | ||
Color code: Democrat or non-partisan leaning Democrat Republican or non-partisan leaning Republican Independent
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