WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A businessman seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois has quit the race, throwing his support to a former opponent.
John Cox, who has made previous unsuccessful runs, dropped out of the race Thursday and encouraged supporters to get behind state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger of Elgin.
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His departure, the Arlington Daily Herald says, "is expected to have minimal impact on a race" where most GOP primary voters are still undecided about which candidate to support.
Others seeking the GOP nod include former investment banker Jack Ryan, businessman Andrew McKenna and James Oberweis, a businessman and dairy owner.
The incumbent, Republican Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, is retiring after a single term.
