GOP challenger Dave McCormick has defeated incumbent Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey in the state’s pivotal Senate race, according to The Associated Press.
The AP called the race Thursday afternoon, projecting that McCormick will narrowly win with 49% of the vote compared to Casey’s 48.5% share. As of Thursday, 99% of the votes had been counted, and the Casey campaign has highlighted that the tight margin may ultimately trigger an automatic recount as required by state law.
“As the Pennsylvania Secretary of State said this afternoon, there are tens of thousands of ballots across the Commonwealth still to count, which includes provisional ballots, military and overseas ballots, and mail ballots,” Casey campaign spokeswoman Maddy McDaniel said in a statement released moments after the race was called. “This race is within half a point and cannot be called while the…
