GUILDERLAND — Candidates for town board have agreed that Democrats got the Conservative line in Tuesday’s primary, although no official results are available.

Three candidates sought the Conservative line for town council seats. Democratic incumbents David Bosworth and Michael Ricard, and Republican challenger Mark Grimm.

Bosworth and Ricard won the Conservative line over Grimm, the candidates say.

In the County Legislative races, District 29 saw incumbent Republican Lee Carman win the Conservative line over Dennis Feeney and incumbent legislator Mary Lou B. Connolly also won the Conservative line over a write-in campaign for her seat in the 32nd District.

The Conservative primary was forced to use paper ballots instead of the traditional lever machines because of the number of Third-District Judicial Delegate races. As a result, the paper ballots were not counted until Wednesday afternoon and several absentee ballots have yet to be collected, according to board officials.

In the town board race Bosworth and Ricard already have the Democratic and Independence lines, and will most likely have the Conservative line. For county legislature, Carman will have the Republican and Conservative lines and Feeney will have Democratic and Independence lines.

Candidates try to pick up third-party lines because it broadens their appeal in the general election. A handful of primary voters could lead to many more votes on Election Day in November.

— Jarrett Carroll