Pennsylvania's Senate race has moved to a recount as incoming Sen. Dave McCormick (Republican) continues to maintain his lead over incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (Democratic).
Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt said Wednesday that the results of the Casey-McCormick race “triggered a legally required statewide recount.” According to Press release from the Pennsylvania Department of State.
The recount is scheduled to begin “at the latest” on November 20, 2024, with the county to “complete the recount by noon” on November 26, 2024 and report results to the Secretary of the Commonwealth by noon the next day. Must do.
According to a press release, the unofficial results of the Pennsylvania Senate race showed that Mr. McCormick received 3,380,310 votes, or 48.93% of the vote, and Mr. Casey received 3,350,972 votes, or 48.50%.
The press release continued:
Sens. Bob Casey and Dave McCormick's vote totals are within half of the 1 percentage point that triggers a mandatory recount under state law.
The recount comes after multiple news outlets, including the Associated Press, reported that McCormick continued to maintain a lead over Casey in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race. called The race is in McCormick's favor.
Mr. Casey continued to refuse to concede the election to Mr. McCormick, saying election officials should “finish” counting the votes.
McCormick attended Senate orientation on Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) refused to allow him to attend orientation.
Mr. Schumer criticized Mr. McCormick's refusal to attend Senate Orientation as Casey, leading to Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Mark Wayne Mullin It received criticism from Republican senators, including Rep. (R-Okla.). He continued to refuse to concede the race.
