Four Republicans – all but one a newcomer – and one Democratic candidate are running for District 3 of the McHenry County Board.

Each party has one incumbent – Nick Provenzano for the Republicans, and Kathleen Bergan Schmidt for the Democrats. Rounding out the candidates for the district’s four open seats are GOP challengers Michael Walkup, Joe Gottemoller and Mary McClellan – all three of whom are lawyers. A second Democratic candidate, Lori McConville, dropped out of the race, citing time and job commitments.

All 24 seats on the County Board are up for grabs Nov. 6 because of post-census redistricting. District 3 still will cover Nunda and southeastern McHenry townships, but now will include four more Algonquin Township precincts on top of the one it already holds.