Pennsylvania GOP Senate Race May Not See Winner Until June
May 22, 2022 | Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary is still too close to call and likely headed for a recount which could delay the declaration of a winner into mid-June.
Per the Associated Press, Dr. Mehmet Oz currently holds a narrow 1,079 vote lead over rival David McCormick, amounting to 0.08% of the 1,340,248 total votes.
Pennsylvania law requires a recount should the vote margin fall within 0.5% between the leading candidates. The state’s counties have until June 7 to complete the recount and until June 8 to report their final results, meaning the race will likely not see a winner until then.
Either McCormick or Oz will go on to challenge current Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the general election in November.
Oz, whom former President Donald Trump endorsed, faced scrutiny for not voting in the 2018 midterm elections and his continued Turkish dual-citizenship which he has promised to renounce should he ultimately win election to the Senate…. (Excerpt from Virginia Star)
