Acting Secretary of State gives notice of statewide recount in U.S. Senate race

Harrisburg — Acting Secretary of State Leigh M. Chapman issued notice May 25 that she will order a statutorily required statewide recount in the May 17 Republican primary race for a U.S. Senate seat.

Mehmet C. Oz and David H. McCormick, the first- and second-place finishers respectively, have vote totals within the one-half of one percent margin that triggers a mandatory recount under state law.

As of today, the unofficial returns for the U.S. Senate race submitted by all 67 counties show the following results:

• Mehmet C. Oz – 419,365 (31.21%)
• David H. McCormick – 418,463 (31.14%)
• Kathy J. Barnette – 331,398 (24.66%)
• Carla Herd Sands – 73,213 (5.45%)
• Jeffrey A. Bartos – 66,548 (4.95%)
• Sean Peter Gale – 20,220 (1.50%)
• George A. Bochetto – 14,406 (1.07%)

Counties may begin their recount as early as Friday but must begin no later than June 1. They must complete the recount by noon on June 7, and they must submit the recount results to the Department of State by noon on June 8.

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