The ongoing Senate recount in Pennsylvania is anticipated to surpass $1 million in expenses as Republicans aim to prevent three Democratic-leaning counties from tallying ballots against the apparent wishes of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt, a Philadelphia Republican appointed by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, revealed that automatic recounts are triggered if the unofficial margin is within 0.5%. The race between GOP Sen.-elect David McCormick and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey Jr. is separated by 0.43%, with a maximum of 80,000 provisional and mail-in ballots yet to be counted.
In a recent press call, McCormick's representatives analyzed raw data and concluded that there is no viable path for Casey to overtake their candidate, regardless of a recount. The last automatic recount in Pennsylvania, between McCormick and cardiothoracic surgeon Mehmet Oz, cost taxpayers $1.053 million and led to Oz advancing to the general election against John Fetterman.
