McCormick Concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP US Senate Primary

(Left) Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick greets supporters at the Indigo Hotel during a primary election night event in Pittsburgh on May 17, 2022. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images); (Right) Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz greets supporters after the primary race resulted in an automatic recount due to close results, in Newtown, Pa., on May 17, 2022. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Surrounded by friends and supporters at the Hotel Indigo in Pittsburgh, former hedge fund CEO David McCormick said on June 3 that he’s conceding the Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate race to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz.

“We came so close, by the slimmest of margins on election night with thousands of votes outstanding,“ McCormick said at the event. ”We spent the last 17 days making sure that every Republican vote was counted in a way that resulted in the will of Pennsylvania voters being fulfilled. That is what this process is about.