Sheriff gains Conservative line on ballot; Veteran Harry Buffardi wins another place on ballot, write-in falls short.(Capital Region)

Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff writer

SCHENECTADY - Schenectady County Sheriff Harry Buffardi has won a primary for the Conservative Party nomination, a key third party line that could be important to his re-election effort.

Buffardi, a Democrat, had re ceived the endorsement of the party, but his Republican opponent, Michael Moffett, waged a write-in campaign to take the line. Moffett received 406 votes to Buffardi's 501 votes, according to unofficial elections returns released Tuesday after officials finished examining ballots.

Buffardi will appear on the ballot under the Democratic, Conservative, Independence and Working Families lines. Moffett has …