SUN PHOTO BY TOM YANCEY 
State Sen. Steve Southerland, R-1st, of Morristown, left, and Democratic Party challenger Jack West, of Glenwood, at right, squared off in a debate in Morristown on Thursday evening. The event was hosted by "Citizens for Accountability," a non-partisan group in Morristown. In the photo above, Charles Cook, with microphone, who served as moderator, thanks the audience for attending the debate