AP calls Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race for Dave McCormick but Bob Casey refuses to concede
Source: Pennsylvania Capital-Star
November 7, 2024 4:41 pm
Republican Dave McCormick appeared to win a major upset victory in Pennsylvania, beating three-term incumbent Bob Casey, which would give the GOP a key win in the U.S. Senate, where it now holds 53 seats. The Associated Press called the race on Thursday shortly after 4 p.m. with McCormick leading by 30,919 votes, or 0.46%.
While votes continue to be counted, any way you slice it, Dave McCormick will be the next United States Senator from Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Gregory, McCormick communications director, said in a statement Thursday ahead of the AP call.
But Casey did not concede on Thursday afternoon. His campaign sent a statement with a social media post from Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt that reads Every legitimate vote must be counted in every election, we ask for patience as county election officials continue the work of counting ballots here in Pennsylvania. Election Day is the start of counting ballots here in the Commonwealth.
Casey campaign spokesperson Maddy McDaniel said the race was not yet over. 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, McDaniel said in a statement. This race is within half a point and cannot be called while the votes of thousands of Pennsylvanians are still being counted. We will make sure every Pennsylvanians voice is heard. If the current margin holds, or remains at or under 0.5%, it would trigger a recount under Pennsylvania law.
Read more: https://penncapital-star.com/election-2024/pennsylvania-senate-casey-mccormick-ap-call-concede/
Lovie777
(15,083 posts)Jit423
(340 posts)This is how all Dems should react.
demodonkey
(3,312 posts)Over 1000 votes still outstanding in my small county of 80,000 voters alone.
sheshe2
(87,755 posts)Count the votes and then count them again if need be.
Ysabel
(2,080 posts)nt
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Why fuck Casey?
orange jar
(878 posts)Bizarre.
bucolic_frolic
(47,165 posts)30k is a lot to overcome, and i doubt it will happen. But it could get tighter. A recount might jostle loose votes, and find errors. Let it happen.
BumRushDaShow
(143,063 posts)when he ran for Toomey's seat (that Fetterman (D) ultimately won in the general).
I.e., he even wanted "hand recounts' in the 2022 GOP primary, which Oz won.
As U.S. Supreme Court enters Pa. Senate race, McCormick requests hand recount
In 2022 - McCormick WANTED the "undated" mail ballots to be included in his tally.
karin_sj
(1,091 posts)From the PA Department of State: "We estimate that there are art least 100,000 ballots remaining to be adjudicated, including provisional, military, overseas, and Election Day votes. We urge patience as election workers continue to do this important work, especially in contests where the margins are very close"
Why the hell is AP calling elections when so many ballots haven't been counted?
https://www.threads.net/@marc.e.elias/post/DCFqFfJvmR0
Polybius
(18,027 posts)Still possible, but he'd have to win a very high percentage of them.
Historic NY
(37,947 posts)don't they have modern equiptment
jimfields33
(19,171 posts)Some states take their time.
ColinC
(10,815 posts)I can't imagine there are enough to matter at this point.
karin_sj
(1,091 posts)It's actually 100,000 votes that haven't been counted.
lees1975
(6,017 posts)and the majority of those are in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties where Casey got between 57 and 85% of the vote.
Polybius
(18,027 posts)However, it's possible.
BumRushDaShow
(143,063 posts)McCormick went through several when he was running in the GOP primary against Oz, for the seat that Fetterman ultimately got.
Polybius
(18,027 posts)I'm just saying that the chances look bleak.
cadoman
(912 posts)Those should be overwhelmingly Democratic. The regular provisional will be more mixed but those of us who are still COVID conscious are not setting foot inside an election center.
onecaliberal
(36,105 posts)orangecrush
(21,940 posts)Recount!!!
iluvtennis
(20,903 posts)all votes should be counted.
Sogo
(5,795 posts)This race is within half a point and cannot be called while the votes of thousands of Pennsylvanians are still being counted. We will make sure every Pennsylvanians voice is heard. If the current margin holds, or remains at or under 0.5%, it would trigger a recount under Pennsylvania law.
Rebl2
(14,814 posts)for him.
LetMyPeopleVote
(154,935 posts)Polybius
(18,027 posts)Anyone know a timeline for the outstanding ballots to be counted?
BumRushDaShow
(143,063 posts)For military and civilian overseas voters, there are two requirements about when to submit your absentee ballot.
You must affirm that you mailed your ballot no later than 11:59 pm on the day before Election Day. The County Election Office must receive your ballot no later than 7 days after Election Day by 5 pm.
For federal voters, your ballot must be received by 8pm on Election Day.
So right there, you have November 12 as a last cutoff for "receipt" of the regular absentee ballots for overseas citizens.
Polybius
(18,027 posts)How about counties? Philly, for example, is 84.5% in.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results
BumRushDaShow
(143,063 posts)so ALL counties would need to wait for any outstanding overseas military/civilian (civilian for that deadline meaning non-ex pat) ballots.