A recount of Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary is set to finish by June 8, state officials said, as Dr. Mehmet Oz leads by fewer than 1,000 votes.
a recount in the state’s Republican Senate primary, after an initial count found Trump-backed candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz led hedge fund CEO David McCormick by 902 votes, or about 0.07% of the overall vote.Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesThe initial count found that Oz had 31.21% of the vote, McCormick had 31.14% and hard-right insurgent candidate Kathy Barnette had 24.66%, while other candidates collectively received 12.
97% of the vote, the Pennsylvania Department of StateA recount is automatic in Pennsylvania if the winning candidate’s vote total falls within one-half of a percentage point of the second-place finisher’s, the department said.the recounting process by no later than June 7 and submit results to the Secretary of State’s office by noon the following day, and can begin re-tallying votes as soon as Friday and no later than June 1.
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