Republican multimillionaire businessman Dave McCormick defeated incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in the Nov. 5 election, giving the GOP a crucial extra seat in its majority, projected the Associated Press on Nov. 7.
Republicans won Senate control on Election Night and this win brings its majority up to 53 seats to Democrats’ 45, with two races—Arizona and Nevada—left to be called.
However, the Pennsylvania race could be headed toward a recount since it falls in the 0.5 percentage-point margin in accordance with state law.
“I always knew from Day One it was going to be a very close race,” McCormick said in response to a question from The Epoch Times during a Q&A with reporters on Sep. 10….