Former Alderman Willis Thompson, a Democrat, won Tuesday’s election, with no candidate receiving 50 percent of the vote.

Three-term Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs has lost his bid for re-election to former Alderman Willis Thompson. He conceded the race Wednesday afternoon.

Flaggs, a Democrat turned Independent, drew 1,709 votes, or 42 percent in Tuesday’s three-man Municipal General Election.

Thompson, the Democrat nominee, pulled in 1,770, or 44 percent.

Mississippi does not have runoff elections in Municipal General Elections, meaning a plurality vote in a multi-candidate race can win without achieving the usual 50 percent plus one vote.

Flaggs shared a social media statement that said serving as mayor for the past 12 years has been one of the greatest honors of his life, going on to

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