Harrisburg, Pa. — Unofficial results in the Nov. 5 general election race for U.
S. Senate have triggered a legally required statewide recount according to Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt. Senator Bob Casey and Dave McCormick have vote totals within the one-half of 1 percent margin that triggers a mandatory recount under state law, the PA Department of State said in a news release.
As of Wednesday, the unofficial returns for the U.S. Senate race submitted by all 67 counties show the following results for the top two candidates: Once counties finish counting their ballots, they must begin the recount no later than Wednesday, Nov.
20. They must complete the recount by noon on Nov. 26 and must report results to the Secretary by noon on Nov.
27. Results of the recount will not be published until Nov. 27, according to the news release.
The Department estimates that the recount cost will exceed $1 million of taxpayer funds. This is the eighth time the automatic recount provision has been triggered since the passage of Act 97 of 2004. In the four cases in which the recount was carried out, the initial results of the election were affirmed.
Those recounts and the costs for each were as follows: Sign up to get our free daily email of the biggest stories! For more information about the legally mandated automatic recount procedures, see the Department’s directive on this topic . Update on outstanding ballot totals As of Wednesday afternoon, county election officials reported .