Pennsylvania Working on 100,000 Ballots as Casey Holds Off Conceding Senate Race

‘We urge patience as election workers continue to do this important work,’ Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt said.

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

Pennsylvania officials say there is a minimum of 100,000 ballots left to be processed after The Associated Press projected businessman Dave McCormick unseated Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in one of the most contested Senate races in the country.

“Throughout the day, the Department has communicated with counties who continue to conduct a secure election where every eligible vote is counted,” Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt said in a Nov. 7 statement on social media platform X. “We estimate there are at 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.”