Mike Purcell, Democratic candidate for District 86 state representative, answers questions during a forum held Thursday by the Amarillo League of Women Voters at the Amarillo College downtown campus. Seated to the right of Purcell is his Republican opponent John Smithee, who is the incumbent. At left is Greg Sagan, who is running against Mac Thornberry, the Republican incumbent in the U.S. House of Representatives District 13 race. [Tim Howsare/Amarillo Globe-News]