Republican David McCormick clinched the U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, defeating three-term Democratic Senator Bob Casey, who refused to concede the race.
The battleground state win bolsters the Republican majority in the Senate, currently at 53 seats, after flipping four from the Democrats.
McCormick regained a GOP seat for Pennsylvania after a loss in 2022, fulfilling party leaders’ hopes as they rallied behind him.
“They’re deeply distressed by the skyrocketing prices, the wide-open border, the crime in our cities, the war on fossil fuels, and they want change and common-sense leadership and that’s why I think they elected President Trump and I think that’s why they have elected me,” McCormick said about voters.
Previously, Casey had secured six statewide elections since 1996, and seems to be refusing to go quietly into the night.
Casey refused to concede, stating on X, “I have dedicated my life to making sure Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard, whether on the floor of the Senate or in a free and fair election.”
He noted that his home state is where the “democratic process was born, and that there were still more than 100,000 votes that needed to be counted.
“We must allow that process to play out and ensure that every vote that is eligible to be counted will be counted. That is what Pennsylvania deserves,” Casey added.
Fellow Democratic Senator John Fetterman agreed, noting, “Tens of thousands of votes still need to be counted across the Commonwealth.”
He argued that the Associated Press, who declared McCormick’s victory, “shouldn’t make a call in this race until every Pennsylvanian has their vote counted.”
