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Absentee ballot count begins in undecided Saland-Gipson race

Terry Gipson currently leads incumbent state Sen. Steve

Photo credit: Handout | Terry Gipson currently leads incumbent state Sen. Steve Saland by 1,600 votes, but absentee votes still must be counted. (Nov. 19, 2012)

Election officials in Dutchess and Putnam counties begin counting thousands of absentee and affidavit ballots Monday in the still-undecided 41st District state Senate race that could determine the balance of power in the New York Legislature.

Ballots counted in the Nov. 6 general election have incumbent Sen. Steve Saland (R-Poughkeepsie) trailing Democrat Terry Gipson by 1,600 votes, with...

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