Voters will have the chance to hear from Natchez’s municipal candidates at an upcoming political forum and chamber of commerce luncheon.

Tuesday, the Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a forum for aldermen and city clerk candidates at the Isle of Capri Hotel (formerly the Lady Luck Hotel).

The forum will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

On Friday, April 28, the chamber of commerce will sponsor &uot;Meet the Mayoral Candidates&uot; at its annual membership lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ramada Inn Hilltop. Tickets for the program, which include lunch, are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. The chamber asks members to make reservations by calling 445-4611.

If anyone wants to attend the forum and not pay for lunch, the public is invited, said Angela Anderson of the chamber of commerce.

To submit questions for the candidates for the forum or the lunch, call 445-4611, fax them to 445-9361 or e-mail them to aanderson@natchezchamber.com.

The primary election is May 2, with a runoff May 16. The general election is June 6.

Contested races on the Democratic primary ballot this year are:

— Mayor: Larry L. &uot;Butch&uot; Brown, John &uot;Pulleybone&uot; Pullen and F.L. &uot;Hank&uot;&160;Smith.

— City clerk: Billy Geoghegan, Donnie Holloway, Peter Rinaldi and Fredericka Cain Todd.

— Alderman, Ward 1: Joyce Arceneaux and Gail Jenkins Healy.

— Alderman, Ward 2: James &uot;Ricky&uot; Gray and George &uot;Shake&uot; Harden.

— Alderman, Ward 4: Joe Eidt III and Theodore &uot;Bubber&uot; West. (Bettye Bell, whose name was printed on sample ballots, has decided to withdraw from the race.)

— Alderman, Ward 5: Art Fesmire and David Massey.

On the June 6 general election ballot will be the winner of the Democratic primary elections and:

— Mayor: Robert F. Costa and Phillip &uot;Bucket&uot; West.

— City clerk: JoeAnne Hicks.