There were two candidates in the contest to replace retiring Republican State Senator Bill Peterson.

Now there is one.

Rod Dobinski of Wauconda, whom I met on the Family PAC cruise this summer had dropped out of the race.

He withdrew about one o’clock yesterday afternoon.

That leaves Dan Duffy of Lake Barrington.

There are two Democrats competing to oppose Duffy.

They are Bill Gentes, two-term mayor of Round Lake, and Richard Hammes of North Barrington.

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The head shot on the right is of Round Lake Mayor Bill Gentes. Rod Dobinski is to his left.