Senate Primary Race Tighter, Polls Show

The Democratic Senate primary that could be Geraldine A. Ferraro’s last race tightened in its closing days, leaving the onetime vice presidential nominee facing the prospect that she could again be an also-ran. Tuesday’s contest in New York is a highlight of the last busy primary day of the year, with voting in nine states plus the District of Columbia. Ferraro, city Public Advocate Mark Green and Rep. Charles E. Schumer have rarely bared their teeth in the campaign and played to many of the same issues. Schumer has gained on Ferraro in statewide polls, and one showed him pulling ahead of her. Republican Sen. Alfonse M. D’Amato is unopposed.