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Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox addresses the crowd at the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in downtown Tuscaloosa. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com)

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox is considering a run for Alabama governor, he announced on local airwaves Tuesday morning.

During an interview with

on

in Tuscaloosa, Maddox was asked if he had any plans to enter the 2018 Alabama governor's race.

"I think it's too early to tell," Maddox said.

"Well, now wait. That wasn't a definitive no," Shannon responded.

"It's not a no. It's certainly not a no," Maddox said. "For me, over the next few months, I've got to look at three things. Number one, can your family take on a statewide campaign? That is tremendous to say the least on your family. Number two, if you win, can you govern? And number three, can you win?"

Maddox, who frequently retweets people suggesting he should run for Alabama governor, said he and his family will consider those factors and said he appreciates the support he's already gotten from citizens.

"It's so humbling to get a lot of consideration, a lot of people encouraging you to do this, but you want to do it the right way," Maddox said. "I've tried to approach everything in life as methodical and strategic, and we're going to apply that to this situation."

Maddox then told the show, "I guess this is breaking news" before Shannon thanked him and quickly confirmed that while it isn't an announcement of candidacy, the mayor isn't ruling it out.

"I want to make sure I've got this right," Shannon said. "Mayor Walt Maddox will not definitively say 'No, I won't run for governor in the upcoming election.'"

"I think you nailed it," Maddox said.

Kay Ivey recently

after Robert Bentley resigned after pleading guilty to violating campaign finance laws.

Maddox, who has been mayor since 2005, was re-elected to a fourth-term during an election in March by defeating his challenger Stepfon "Step" Lewis in a landslide. Maddox campaign told the news organization that he received 5,956. Lewis received 541 votes.

He has been praised for his economic development work and his handling of the aftermath of the deadly 2011 tornadoes that hit the city,

in his section about names you should watch to possibly enter the gubernatorial race next year.

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