Casey's concession comes two weeks after the AP called the race for Republican Dave McCormick and after counties had begun a recount process.
, Thursday, formally ending his reelection bid and acknowledging defeat two weeks after the Associated Press declared McCormick’s victory and after a statewide recount of the race had already been triggered.
The concession formally ends Casey’s three-term run in the U.S. Senate and 28 years in public office. It also cements a clean sweep forThe son of a well-liked Pennsylvania governor, Casey won six statewide races in the commonwealth before his loss this year to McCormick. Though the Democrat led in the polls for much of the race, McCormick closed the gap in the final weeks of the campaign, narrowly eking out the victory by less than half a percentage point.
“If that’s the person the good people of Pennsylvania chose, of course we’re going to work together to bring home the resources to our Commonwealth, to protect the rights and interests of our Commonwealth, and I trust we’ll work really well together,” Shapiro told The Inquirer during a visit to Philadelphia.
“As the first count of ballots is completed, Pennsylvanians can move forward with the knowledge that their voices were heard,” Casey said. “This race was one of the closest in our commonwealth’s history decided by less than a quarter of a point. I’m grateful to the thousands of people who worked to make sure every eligible vote cast would be counted.”
A handful of Democratic-led county election boards defied Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s orders and voted to count undated ballots. The court reiterated that those ballots shouldn’t count after McCormick and the RNC sued, but Casey sought to defend the counties’ decisions in court.Even as Casey suspends his campaign those fights will likely continue and eventual rulings will impact which ballots are and are not counted in future races.
McCormick ran a campaign framing Casey’s quieter demeanor as weak, contrasting it with his own military service and experience outside of politics in the finance world. He questioned what Casey, whose legislative accomplishments often ran under the radar, had to show for 18 years in office. And he tied Casey to the deeply unpopular PresidentAnd McCormick also ran a strong campaign following his first run for the office in 2022 when he lost the GOP primary to Mehmet Oz by fewer than 1,000 votes.
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