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Republican wins, other gay candidates fail in Tuesday
primaries
Minnesota
Republican wins, other gay candidates fail in Tuesday
primaries
Republican wins, other gay candidates fail in Tuesday
primaries
![Koering_0](https://www.advocate.com/media-library/koering-0.jpg?id=32733318&width=1200&height=1560)
While Minnesota GOP state senator Paul Koering (pictured), who came out as gay since his last election, beat back a primary challenge from an antigay opponent, and same-sex marriage advocate Eliot Spitzer decisively won New York's Democratic gubernatorial nomination, other gay and gay-friendly candidates lost in their primary battles Tuesday.
September 14 2006 12:00 AM EST
September 13 2006 4:06 AM EST