PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s nationally watched U.S. Senate race is headed to a recount after incumbent Sen. Bob Casey did not waive an automatic recount. The Associated Press called the race last week for Republican Dave McCormick,

Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Bob Casey’s campaign did not waive a legally mandated automatic recount by Wednesday’s deadline, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Last week’s race between Casey and Republican Dave McCormick has remained close to the half-percent margin that would trigger an automatic recount.

Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said Wednesday that the unofficial vote count for the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick is within the 0.5% margin, which means the race will go to an automatic recount under state law.

Republican David McCormick cut into Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's support in Philadelphia and its populous suburbs and built leads in the more GOP-leaning parts of the state, foreclosing the incumbent's pathway to victory when The Associated Press called the race Thursday.

The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania will now go to a recount, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt has announced.

The race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania remains officially uncalled, despite several media outlets claiming an upset win for republican David McCormick.

Sen. Bob Casey’s refusal to concede the election is damaging the citizens of Pennsylvania. Republican Dave McCormick defeated the three-term incumbent in an upset one week ago. Casey initially refused to concede the election until the commonwealth hand-counted all the Nov.