The first candidate has put a hat in the ring for the top position in Vicksburg.

District 3 Warren County Supervisor Charles Selmon has officially announced his candidacy for mayor. Selmon made the announcement during a 1 p.m. press conference Tuesday at the Hampton Inn on Clay Street.

“(I announced) my intention to run for mayor. That’s basically what the conversation was about,” he said. “We just talked about how we wanted to move Vicksburg forward and how we’re going to be progressive in doing it.”

Selmon said he chose to announce his candidacy through a press conference because that was what was best for him.

“It worked for me. I think it was very beneficial,” he said.

Selmon, who has run for mayor before, will run as a Democrat.

“(I decided to run for mayor) to move Vicksburg forward. I think that we can do better than what we’re doing,” he said.

Current Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has said in a press release he will qualify for re-election at noon Feb. 7.

Klondyke owner David Day, who ran as a Democrat in 2013, said he is considering another run.

Developer Daryl Hollingsworth, who ran as a Republican in 2013, declined to comment on a second run.

Linda Fondren, who finished second to Flaggs in the 2013 Democratic primary, said she is not running for mayor this term.

Neither is city housing director Gertrude Young, a former North Ward alderwoman who also sought the mayor’s seat in 2013.