Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary Goes To Recount

May 25, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists

Acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman, operating under a state law that requires recounts for elections decided within 0.5 percent of the votes cast, said Wednesday that she will issue a formal declaration ordering county elections boards to begin the process.

Oz, the celebrity TV doctor backed by former President Donald Trump, leads McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, by 902 votes, according to unofficial results Chapman shared at a news conference. Counties must begin recounting no later than June 1 and finish June 7, Chapman said.

Read the full article. McCormick is suing to have undated mail ballots counted. The RNC and the Pennsylvania GOP have filed briefs in opposition.

JUST IN: Pennsylvania’s heated Republican Senate primary is headed for a recount, with the last remaining votes tallied and Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick still separated by a razor-thin margin. https://t.co/TEF3jAnBN6

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