Schumer Says No Senate Orientation for McCormick Until Race Decided

Although multiple media outlets have called the race for McCormick, Schumer said the 100,000 ballots yet to be counted make the race undetermined.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Sept. 19, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Dave McCormick is not being allowed to attend an orientation for new U.S. senators despite that news outlets have called the Pennsylvania Senate race in his favor, the top Democrat in the upper chamber says.

“With over 100,000 ballots left to be counted in Pennsylvania, the race has not been decided,” a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told news outlets on Nov. 10.