The recount in Pennsylvania’s US Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick starts Monday. Automatic recount for PA US Senate raceWHY IS A RECOUNT BEING DONE? Any statewide race in Pennsylvania decided by 0.5% or less is automatically recounted. McCormick has a 0.2% lead over Casey. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced last week that unofficial results in the Nov. 5 general election race for U.S. Senate triggered a legally required statewide recount.VOTE TOTALS | McCormick has 3,395,784 votes, which is 48.8%. Casey has 3,378,354 votes, which is 48.6%.MARGIN | The total difference in votes is 17,430. Please note – the numbers in the interactive map below are updating automatically and may not match the current totals written here.WHEN DOES THE RECOUNT START | The recount begins Monday, Nov. 18.WHEN DOES THE RECOUNT END | The recount must be completed by noon on Tuesday, Nov. 26.DIFFERENT MACHINES | Counties must use different machines for the recount than were used on Election Day.REPORTING RESULTS | Counties must report the results of their recounts to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 27.PUBLICLY RELEASING RESULTS | Results of the recount will not be published until Wednesday, Nov. 27.COST | The Department of State estimates that the recount cost will exceed $1 million of taxpayer funds.PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaXZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1sYXlvdXRzL3B1Ymxpc2hlZC80OTY2Ni8yMDg1Mi5odG1sIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PHNjcmlwdCBkZWZlciBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcmVzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=Can’t see the interactive map above? Click here.AP called race for McCormick The Associated Press published the following explanation for why they called the race for McCormick on the Thursday after the election:Republican David McCormick cut into Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s support in Philadelphia and its populous suburbs and built leads in the more GOP-leaning parts of the state, foreclosing the incumbent’s pathway to victory when The Associated Press called the race Thursday.McCormick was leading by more than 30,000 votes when AP called the race at 4:09 p.m., and though there were an estimated 91,000 votes still outstanding at that time, there were not enough in areas supporting Casey for him to make up the difference.McCormick didn’t win in the Democratic-leaning city of Philadelphia. But like Republicans across the map and President-elect Donald Trump, he sliced significantly the support that Democrats got. For instance: Casey was winning the city with about 78% of the vote, but that was down 8 percentage points from six years ago.McCormick was winning outright in every region of the state — from the Poconos and one-time coal towns to the central areas around Penn State University to Western Pennsylvania. He lost Philadelphia and its suburbs, but cut down the margins. In Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia, Casey was winning by less than 1 point; he carried the populous area by 6 points in 2018.Note: The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The recount in Pennsylvania’s US Senate race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick starts Monday.
Automatic recount for PA US Senate race
WHY IS A RECOUNT BEING DONE? Any statewide race in Pennsylvania decided by 0.5% or less is automatically recounted. McCormick has a 0.2% lead over Casey. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced last week that unofficial results in the Nov. 5 general election race for U.S. Senate triggered a legally required statewide recount.
VOTE TOTALS | McCormick has 3,395,784 votes, which is 48.8%. Casey has 3,378,354 votes, which is 48.6%.
MARGIN | The total difference in votes is 17,430. Please note – the numbers in the interactive map below are updating automatically and may not match the current totals written here.
WHEN DOES THE RECOUNT START | The recount begins Monday, Nov. 18.
WHEN DOES THE RECOUNT END | The recount must be completed by noon on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
DIFFERENT MACHINES | Counties must use different machines for the recount than were used on Election Day.
REPORTING RESULTS | Counties must report the results of their recounts to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
PUBLICLY RELEASING RESULTS | Results of the recount will not be published until Wednesday, Nov. 27.
COST | The Department of State estimates that the recount cost will exceed $1 million of taxpayer funds.
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AP called race for McCormick
The Associated Press published the following explanation for why they called the race for McCormick on the Thursday after the election:
Republican David McCormick cut into Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s support in Philadelphia and its populous suburbs and built leads in the more GOP-leaning parts of the state, foreclosing the incumbent’s pathway to victory when The Associated Press called the race Thursday.
McCormick was leading by more than 30,000 votes when AP called the race at 4:09 p.m., and though there were an estimated 91,000 votes still outstanding at that time, there were not enough in areas supporting Casey for him to make up the difference.
McCormick didn’t win in the Democratic-leaning city of Philadelphia. But like Republicans across the map and President-elect Donald Trump, he sliced significantly the support that Democrats got. For instance: Casey was winning the city with about 78% of the vote, but that was down 8 percentage points from six years ago.
McCormick was winning outright in every region of the state — from the Poconos and one-time coal towns to the central areas around Penn State University to Western Pennsylvania. He lost Philadelphia and its suburbs, but cut down the margins. In Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia, Casey was winning by less than 1 point; he carried the populous area by 6 points in 2018.
Note: The Associated Press contributed to this report.