The Montgomery County Democratic Conference will hold a forum Tuesday night for the Democratic candidates to fill a vacant Montgomery seat in the Alabama Senate.

The District 26 seat became vacant when Quinton Ross resigned to become president of Alabama State University. Ross had represented the district since 2002.

The forum is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Alabama Democratic Conference Auditorium, 418 S. Decatur Street. It is open to the public.

Candidates Deborah Anthony, Montgomery City Councilman Fred Bell, Montgomery City Councilman David Burkette and Tony Cobb are confirmed to participate, according to a news release from the MCDC. Rep. John Knight of Montgomery, who is also running for the seat, said he will be participate in the forum.

The primary is Dec. 12, same day as the special election for the U.S. Senate between Doug Jones and Roy Moore.

A runoff in the Democratic primary, if needed, will be on Feb. 27, with the general election to follow on May 15. If no runoff is needed, the Democratic nominee faces Republican nominee D.J. Johnson on Feb. 27.