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.”
The current vote count has McCormick with 3.34 million votes to Casey’s 3.31 million.
The Associated Press and other outlets earlier on Thursday projected McCormick as the winner over Casey.
The news agency said it called the race because there were not enough outstanding votes from areas that Casey was winning for him to end up as the victor.
With so many ballots left to count, Casey said that he would not yet concede to his opponent.
“I have dedicated my