DeKALB – The candidates for DeKalb County state’s attorney squared off Wednesday at a candidates’ night in which the attendance of people in other races was spotty.

Republican incumbent Clay Campbell and Democratic challenger Richard Schmack briefly fought over John Farrell – a former assistant state’s attorney who lied to county officials about the status of a zoning case they lost in 2011 – their responsibilities in drug court and whether they had the right plan to make the county safer.

Campbell said he was disgusted by Schmack’s use of the issue for political gain.