Pennsylvania Race for US Senate Seat Heads to Recount

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) is behind Republican Dave McCormick in the current vote total.

(Left) Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick in an undated file photograph; (Right) Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in an undated file photograph. Getty Images

The race to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate is headed to a recount, Pennsylvania’s top election official said on Nov. 13.

The margin between Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Sen.-elect Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) is within 0.5 percent of the total number of votes, which triggers a mandatory recount under state law, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced.