Sen. Bob Casey is locked in a tight race with Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania. There will be an automatic recount of the votes, state officials say.

Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, with the contest headed toward a state-m

A Pennsylvania judge on Friday ordered the Erie County Board of Elections to issue ballots for up to 17,000 voters who had not received requested mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

Republicans have accused Pennsylvania Democrats of attempting to "steal" the Senate election after officials in blue counties admitted to defying court precedent and election law.

Pennsylvania will recount the race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, who leads by 28,000 votes.

Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick stepped up his legal efforts to block the counting of undated mail ballots Friday, as incumbent Democrat Bob Casey came to the defense of four county election boards that defied the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and voted to include them in their final tallies.

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, however, an automatic recount has officially been triggered.