Three-term incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) still refuses to concede, and his campaign is now under threat from Republican Sen.-elect Dave McCormick's lawsuit to “disenfranchise” voters. He accused them of trying to “deprive them.”
“David McCormick and his allies have invalidated large numbers of votes that they acknowledged in legal filings could potentially influence the outcome of the election,” Tiernan Donahue, Casey's campaign manager, said in a statement. “This lawsuit seeks to disenfranchise Pennsylvania voters.” “Senator Casey wants all Pennsylvanians to have their voices heard as local county election officials continue to count the votes. The process must be allowed to take place.”
Fox News Digital reached out to McCormick's team for comment, but there was no immediate response.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Mr. McCormick led Mr. Casey by 29,338 votes, or 0.43%, according to Pennsylvania's election results website. If the margin remains below 0.5%, an automatic recalculation will be triggered under Pennsylvania law.
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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey had refused to concede to Dave McCormick. (Getty Images)
On Friday, McCormick declared victory in the race, but Philadelphia County Elections officials said an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 provisional ballots were still being counted, which could affect the outcome of the lawsuit. It also filed two lawsuits against the commission and its members. McCormick asked for permission to “challenge large groups of provisional ballots globally that share the same deficiencies,” such as missing or mismatched signatures or missing secrecy envelopes.
McCormick also warned that “all provisional ballots from voters who requested mail-in or absentee ballots will be quarantined, pending U.S. Supreme Court litigation or a global challenge to all such ballots.” “to be recognized.” In Guenther v. Butler County, the state Supreme Court ruled last month that mail-in ballots that arrived on time but were undated or had the wrong date on the envelope can be counted. I put it down.
The state Republican Party and the Republican National Committee filed a petition Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to reverse the ruling. Pittsburgh Tribune – Review Reported.
Pennsylvania Senate Republican candidate David McCormick arrives at an election night watch party in Pittsburgh and speaks with his wife, Dina Powell. (AP Photo/Jean J. Pasker)
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McCormick led by more than 30,000 votes when the Associated Press called the race Thursday at 4:09 p.m. At this point, an estimated 91,000 votes remained, but the Associated Press claimed there were not enough votes in Casey's areas to make up the difference. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York initially refused to invite McCormick to this week's new senator orientation, citing thousands of votes that had yet to be counted.
Sen. Bob Casey accused McCormick of trying to “disenfranchise” voters. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
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Amid pressure from Republican senators, Mr. Schumer on Tuesday invited Mr. McCormick as well as Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, whose Arizona race against Republican Kali Lake did not convene until Monday night. agreed to do so.
Fox News' Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.
