The city of Oxford will be voting for a new mayor in the upcoming municipal elections, and two newcomers to local politics will by vying for the position.

According to information from the Granville County Board of Elections, Guillermo Antonio Nurse and Deborah Jeffcoat Ramsey have filed to run for mayor. Incumbent Jackie Sergent had announced earlier that she would not seek another term as mayor.

There are seven candidates running for three city commissioners’ seats, and Granville Elections Director Tonya Burnette said the top three vote getters will be elected. The candidates are listed below, in order of their filing dates:

Stuart W. Powell

John Tovey

Carlos J. Velez

Teresa S. Gilreath

Curtis McRae Jr.

Scotty Lyn Brooks

James W. Crawford Jr.

Tovey and Gilreath are running for re-election; Commissioner Ron Bullock did not file for re-election, Burnette said.

The Oxford municipal elections are Tuesday, Nov. 7.