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Pennsylvania ends U.S. Senate recount after Casey concession
1 day ago · Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt has told counties to end their Senate race recounts after U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) conceded to Republican Dave McCormick. “Continuing the recount would not be in the best interest of taxpayers,” Schmidt said in a statement on Friday. The recount was ...
Questions about provisional ballots remain as Casey and …
The Democratic and Republican parties will withdraw 20 lawsuits on behalf of their candidates for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat following incumbent Sen. Bob Casey’s concession Thursday to Senator-elect Dave McCormick. Filed in more than a …
Casey and McCormick are now fighting over provisional ballots in …
The campaigns for U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick are suing to overturn decisions by the boards of elections in a dozen Pennsylvania counties on whether to count provisional ballots on which voters or election workers made errors.
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race between Casey and McCormick …
Nov 13, 2024 · Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said Wednesday that the unofficial vote count for the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick is within the 0.5% margin, which means the …
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Nov 14, 2024 · Trump administration’s mass deportation plan would hurt Pennsylvania, immigrant advocates warn BY: Peter Hall - November 14, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants would lead to population loss, exacerbate workforce shortages and increase tax burdens for Pennsylvania residents and businesses, the Democratic state lawmakers heard ...
Pennsylvania Senate sees at least one seat flip, but Republicans ...
Nov 6, 2024 · With only one race yet to be called, it appears that the partisan makeup of the Pennsylvania Senate will remain the same after Tuesday’s election. Republicans currently hold an eight seat majority with 28 sitting senators compared to Democrats’ 22. Democrats had hoped to make a long-shot effort ...
Casey and McCormick trade barbs in final debate for Pennsylvania …
With control of the U.S. Senate hanging in the balance, three-term Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and GOP challenger Dave McCormick met Tuesday night in Philadelphia for their final debate before the November election. The two continued the themes of their first meeting on Oct. 3, with McCormick seeking to portray Casey as weak and […]
Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race between Casey and McCormick …
Nov 6, 2024 · The race between Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and GOP opponent Dave McCormick remained too close to call on Wednesday morning. Casey, who is seeking a fourth term in the Senate faced the well-heeled McCormick, who had Donald Trump’s endorsement. McCormick contributed more than $4 million of his own money to his campaign.
Pennsylvania General Assembly session draws to a close with …
Oct 23, 2024 · “That said, there is still time to work on critical legislation, including providing survivors of child sex abuse an opportunity to seek justice, ensuring protections from discrimination, a long-overdue cost of living increase to retired public servants, adequately funding our mass transit systems and helping counties count votes quickly and accurately with pre-canvassing, in addition to the ...