Unofficial results for the US Senate seat in Pennsylvania have triggered a legally required statewide recount of the race, which the Associated Press last week called for Republican David McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO.

The tight margin in the Senate race between Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania and Republican Sen.-elect Dave McCormick has triggered an automatic recount under Pennsylvania law.

The margin in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick is close enough to trigger an automatic recount, the state’s top

Pennsylvania’s nationally watched U.S. Senate race is headed to a recount after incumbent Sen. Bob Casey did not waive an automatic recount. The Associated Press called the race last week for Republican Dave McCormick,

The Pennsylvania Senate race between incumbent Bob Casey, left, and his Republican challenger, Dave McCormick, is headed for a recount. All counties must complete their recounts by Tuesday, Nov. 26. Pennsylvania's Senate race is going to a mandatory recount despite the Associated Press calling it last week for Republican challenger Dave McCormick.

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said that vote totals for incumbent Senator Bob Casey and challenger Dave McCormick are within the one-half of 1 percent margin that triggers a mandatory recount under state law.

Republican David McCormick cut into Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's support in Philadelphia and its populous suburbs and built leads in the more GOP-leaning parts of the state, foreclosing the incumbent's pathway to victory when The Associated Press called the race Thursday.

The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through o

The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania will now go to a recount, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt has announced.