State Sen. Janice Bowling wasn’t in attendance, but the three people looking to replace her in the Tennessee Senate were in McMinnville last week for a Southern Standard/ WCPI political forum.Warren County resident Michael Shane Wilcher is facing Bowling, a Tullahoma resident, in the Republican primary. Early voting is under way for that race with election day set for Aug. 4.In the Democratic primary, Tullahoma resident Mike Winton is facing Whitwell resident Alice Demetreon. The winners of the two primaries will square off in November for the 16th District Tennessee Senate seat Bowling has held for one term.Wilcher is a current Warren County commissioner.