Many places called the Pennsylvania senate race for Republican challenger David McCormick over Democrat incumbent Sen. Bob Casey.
I knew it was a mistake because Pennsylvania law orders a required recount if the margin is below 0.5%.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced today that unofficial results in the Nov. 5 general election race for U.S. Senate have triggered a legally required statewide recount.Senator Bob Casey and Dave McCormick have vote totals within the one-half of 1 percent margin that triggers a mandatory recount under state law.As of today, the unofficial returns for the U.S. Senate race submitted by all 67 counties show the following results for the top two candidates:
- Robert P. Casey Jr. – 3,350,972 (48.50%)
- David H. McCormick – 3,380,310 (48.93%)
Once counties finish counting their ballots, they must begin the recount no later than Wednesday, Nov. 20. They must complete the recount by noon on Nov. 26 and must report results to the Secretary by noon on Nov. 27. Results of the recount will not be published until Nov. 27.
This is insanity. The election ended on November 5.
Pennsylvania admitted it has “60,366 uncounted provisional ballots and 20,155 uncounted mail-in and absentee ballots.”
McCormick’s Republican senate primary against Mehmet Oz in 2022 went to a recount.
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