2012 New York Primary Election Results See Victories For Grisanti, Boyland; Huntley, Rivera Defeated

New York Primary Election See Tight Race For Two Pro-Gay Marriage Candidates
In this March 2, 2011, photo, Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, speaks in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Grisanti and his wife said Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 they were attacked and beaten at a Niagara Falls casino the night before after the lawmaker tried to break up an argument between two businessmen, one of whom accused him of hating the Indian tribe that runs the casino. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
In this March 2, 2011, photo, Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, speaks in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Grisanti and his wife said Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 they were attacked and beaten at a Niagara Falls casino the night before after the lawmaker tried to break up an argument between two businessmen, one of whom accused him of hating the Indian tribe that runs the casino. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Two Republican state senators who provided pivotal votes to legalize same-sex marriage last year fought opponents to a standstill on Thursday in primary races so close that they will be decided only after absentee ballots are counted.

Senator Roy J. McDonald, of the capital region, trailed his opponent by a little more than 100 votes at the end of the night, and Senator Stephen M. Saland, of Poughkeepsie, led his opponent by just 42 votes. In both races, there were enough uncounted absentee ballots to change the outcome.

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