The close election between Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Republican Dave McCormick is heading for a recount automatically triggered by state law, election officials said on Wednesday.
Fox News reported that the fewer than 27,000-vote margin (0.39 percentage points) requires the state to conduct a recount. State law requires a recount if “vote totals [are] within the one-half of 1 percent.” Multiple outlets, including the Associated Press and Fox News, called the race for McCormick, giving Republicans 53 seats in the Senate, but Casey has refused to concede.
The recount must begin no later than November 20 and finish by noon on November 26, with results published on November 27. Election officials estimated the recount would cost Pennsylvania residents more than $1 million. Since 2004, there have been four automatic recounts in Pennsylvania — all of which affirmed the initial results,…
