Automatic Recount Triggered in PA U.S. Senate Race Between Bob Casey, Dave McCormick

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced on Wednesday, Nov. 13, that Pennsylvania’s unofficial results in the Nov. 5 general election for the U.S. Senate have triggered a legally mandated recount. The current tally has incumbent Senator Bob Casey and challenger Dave McCormick within the one-half of 1 percent margin necessary for a statewide recount, per Pennsylvania law.

Senator Bob Casey (left). Republican candidate for Senate Dave McCormick (right).
Photo Credit: *US Senate (left); Wikipedia/US Department of Treasury https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_McCormick_Under_Secretary.jpg*

Jillian Pikora

11/13/2024 6:31 p.m.

The unofficial totals reported by Pennsylvania's 67 counties show Robert P. Casey Jr. with 3,350,972 votes (48.50%) and David H. McCormick with 3,380,310 votes (48.93%). According to Schmidt, counties must complete counting their ballots and begin the recount no later than Wednesday, Nov. 20. Recount results are due to the Department of State by noon on Nov. 27.

Officials estimate the recount will cost taxpayers over $1 million. This is the eighth recount triggered since Act 97 of 2004, with previous recounts affirming initial results. Notably, in 2022, a recount between Mehmet Oz and McCormick for the Republican Senate primary cost over $1 million.

As of this afternoon, counties reported 60,366 uncounted provisional ballots and 20,155 mail-in and absentee ballots pending verification. Unofficial results are available on the Department’s website, with updates expected Thursday, Nov. 14, as ballot counting continues.

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