Casey-McCormick PA U.S. Senate Election Dispute: Latest Update

PENNSYLVANIA — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer won't permit David McCormick to participate in this week's Senate orientation while McCormick's race with incumbent Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey remains unresolved.

The Associated Press on Thursday projected McCormick the winner over three-term incumbent Bob Casey, who has yet to concede because not all ballots have been counted yet. Schumer's office told Politico that once a victor has been determined, the winner will be invited to orientation events.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, as of Monday afternoon McCormick had 3,370 659 votes to Casey's 3,330,514 votes. That gives McCormick a 49.01 percent-48.43 percent lead over Casey.

The Casey campaign has stated that a number of uncounted provisional ballots could tip the election in Casey's favor. NBC News reported Monday that an estimated 122,000 ballots have yet to be tallied.

Depending on how the vote count goes, there could be a recount.

Casey, 64, won his U.S. Senate seat in 2006. He served as state treasurer and auditor general prior to that. His father, Robert Casey, served as Pennsylvania governor in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

McCcormick, 59, who headed the Bridgewater Capital hedge fund from 2017-22, is making his second bid for a Senate seat. He ran in 2022, but was defeated in the Republican primary by celebrity physician Mehmet Oz. John Fetterman bested Oz in the general election to grab the seat.