Pennsylvania Race for US Senate Seat Heads to Recount

The race to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate is headed to a recount, Pennsylvania’s top election official said on Nov. 13.
McCormick has 3.38 million votes, which is 48.9 percent, to Casey’s 3.35 million, which is 48.5 percent, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.
Counties must start the recount no later than Nov. 20, the department stated. Counties must complete the recount by noon on Nov. 26 and report the results to Schmidt by noon the following day.
The results of the recount will not be made public until Nov. 27.
The recount will cost at least $1 million in taxpayer money, according to estimates.
The most recent automatic recount occurred in 2022, in the Republican primary battle between McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. The latter ended up emerging from the primary but lost in the general election to Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.).
Recounts typically change no more than hundreds of votes.
McCormick joined the 2024 race to challenge Casey, who has been in office since 2007.
Casey has declined to concede as of yet.
“Senator-elect McCormick’s lead is insurmountable, which the AP made clear in calling the race. A recount will be a waste of time and taxpayer money, but it is Senator Casey’s prerogative,” a spokesperson for McCormick’s campaign told media outlets in a statement. “Senator-elect McCormick knows what it’s like to lose an election and is sure Senator Casey will eventually reach the right conclusion.”
Casey had the opportunity to waive the recount but did not do so.
McCormick’s campaign and other Republicans have filed several lawsuits after the election, including one that challenges the Bucks County Board of Elections decision to count hundreds of ballots that were undated or not correctly dated.
Representatives for the board did not respond by publication time to a request by The Epoch Times for comment.