Republican challenger Dave McCormick defeated incumbent Democrat Bob Casey by just over 15,000 votes in a Senate race that saw more than 65,000 provisional ballots cast. Those provisionals were closely scrutinized for the first time,

On This Week in Pennsylvania, we recap Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race after incumbent Bob Casey conceded the race to Dave McCormick more than two weeks after Election Day. The race came down to about 16,

Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt has ordered counties to halt recounting ballots in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race. The order comes a day after incumbent U.S. Senator Bob Casey conceded the race to Republican Dave McCormick.

According to unofficial results, Republican Dave McCormick leads incumbent Democrat Bob Casey by roughly 16,000 votes. "That is a staggeringly close number considering that 36,604 Philadelphians chose to undervote the race," said Philadelphia Commissioner Lisa M Deeley (D), meaning they voted for President but skipped over the Senate race.

The ballot recount for the Senate race in Pennsylvania has been halted after incumbent Sen. Bob Casey conceded on Thursday to Republican challenger Dave McCormick.

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey conceded the race to Republican Dave McCormick more than two weeks after Election Day.

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