Another supporter of same-sex marriage, Mark J. Grisanti is a first-term senator from the Buffalo area.

Senator Roy J. McDonald, a two-term incumbent from the capital region, was one of four Republican senators to vote in favor of same-sex marriage last year.

Stephen M. Saland, who has represented the Poughkeepsie area in the Senate since 1991, also voted for the Marriage Equality Act.

A Bronx assemblywoman since 2005, Naomi Rivera is currently under investigation for misusing taxpayer money.

Acquitted on bribery charges last November, Assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr. of Brooklyn was arrested on new bribery charges less than three weeks later.

Senator Shirley L. Huntley of Queens was charged last month with helping a niece and an aide steal taxpayer money directed to a nonprofit the senator had founded.

Senator Neil D. Breslin of Albany County, the No. 2 Democrat in the State Senate, is facing a challenge from Shawn M. Morse, the chairman of the Albany County Legislature.

Senator Adriano Espaillat of Manhattan is seeking re-election to a second term in the Senate after narrowly losing a primary challenge to Representative Charles B. Rangel in June.

Senator Martin Malavé Dilan of Brooklyn is a close ally of Vito J. Lopez, the powerful Brooklyn assemblyman who has been engulfed by a sexual-harassment scandal.

Senator Toby Ann Stavisky has served in the Senate since 1999; her opponent, John A. Messer, has poured more than $500,000 of his own money into his challenge.

Open seats in heavily Democratic N.Y.C. districts



25th District Democratic Primary State Assembly25th District Two Democrats are running for the seat held by Assemblyman Rory I. Lancman of Queens, who lost a Congressional primary in June and is not seeking re-election to the Assembly. Votes Pct. 2,245 56.2% 1,749 43.8 100% reporting



27th District Democratic Primary State Senate27th District Three Democrats are running for the Manhattan seat being vacated by Senator Thomas K. Duane, who was first elected to the Senate in 1998. Votes Pct. 7,376 68.5% 2,526 23.5 868 8.1 94% reporting



40th District Democratic Primary State Assembly40th District Five Democrats are seeking to succeed Assemblywoman Grace Meng of Queens, who is running for Congress in New York’s Sixth District. Votes Pct. 1,136 27.2% 974 23.3 932 22.3 619 14.8 521 12.5 100% reporting



57th District Democratic Primary State Assembly57th District Three Democrats are running for the district now represented by Assemblyman Hakeem S. Jeffries of Brooklyn, who is running for Congress in New York’s Eighth District. Votes Pct. 4,295 62.6% 2,078 30.3 493 7.2 100% reporting