The Pennsylvania Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick moved to a statewide recount Wednesday, with each county still waiting to finalize its vote count. We are working on this.
Each side is debating which ballots should be included. According to To the Associated Press. Mr. Casey refused to waive his right to a recount by Wednesday’s deadline, prompting Secretary of State Al Schmitt to announce one. He currently leads McCormick by about 28,000 votes out of more than 6.9 million votes counted, which is well within Pennsylvania’s 0.5% threshold. For automatic recount.
Counties must begin recounts by Nov. 20 and aim to complete by Nov. 26, according to the Associated Press. Mr. McCormick has already attended a Senate orientation session in Washington as a recount looms, although former campaign officials expect minimal change in the outcome given the size of the vote.
Meanwhile, Mr. Casey’s campaign manager accused Mr. McCormick’s team of trying to disenfranchise voters, the Associated Press reported. Adam Bonin, a lawyer for Casey’s campaign, said a concerted effort by Republicans to challenge Democratic provisional ballots is slowing down the process.
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“What we’re seeing this year is more organized, more disciplined, more directed, more comprehensive than what we saw in 2020,” Bonin said. The Associated Press reported.
McCormick’s adviser, Mark Harris, defended the campaign’s challenge as legal, arguing that Democratic counties are delaying the count by withholding processed vote totals. “This is clearly an attempt to use the law to chip away at our lead,” Harris said. “This is not going to work. Dave McCormick is the next senator and will continue to be a senator.”
County officials across Pennsylvania spent Wednesday processing thousands of provisional ballots while dealing with legal challenges from both sides, according to the Associated Press. Some disputes can escalate, as seen in Bucks County, where Democratic election officials decided to count more than 400 mail-in ballots with no handwritten dates, but Republicans have challenged this issue in court. He continues to object to the move. (Related article: Democrats find themselves in a deep hole in upcoming Senate races)
The Associated Press previously predicted that McCormick would emerge victorious over incumbent Casey in Pennsylvania’s key Senate race, with McCormick leading 49% to Casey’s 48.5%. This could lead to an automatic recount under state law. According to Politico, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declined to invite McCormick to attend Senate orientation in November, saying his candidacy was still undecided.
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