FORT PAYNE, Ala.—Incumbent Fort Payne Mayor Larry Chesser and mayoral challenger David Beddingfield took part in a candidate forum hosted by Fort Payne newspaper the Times Journal Thursday night at the city auditorium in Fort Payne.

The two will face off again on election day on Aug. 23, 2016 to determine which man will lead the city of Fort Payne for the next four years as mayor. The forum consisted of five questions. Each candidate was given the opportunity to answer the same set of five questions in turn. To hear the candidates’ responses to those questions, click on the video below: