Trump blowback could carry less bite in 2024 for some in GOP
HARRISBURG, Pa. — (AP) — Donald Trump's attacks on fellow Republican David McCormick contributed to the former hedge fund manager's loss in Pennsylvania's Senate primary. Trump dominated the GOP primaries this year, wielding the power of his endorsement to lift his preferred candidates to the party nomination. But many of those contenders, including Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, lost in the general election. That must be fixed before 2024 if a GOP candidate is to be successful, said Sam DeMarco, a McCormick supporter and GOP chairman in heavily populated Allegheny County. In this year's primary campaign, McCormick tapped deep connections across the world of finance, politics and government to get support for his campaign and was the choice of many in the establishment.
wftv.comOusters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season
More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump.
Justices allow counting of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania
Election 2022 Senate Pennsylvania Boxes of recounted ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election are stacked at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing elections officials to count mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania that lack a handwritten date but were received in time. Last week, Alito had imposed a temporary hold on counting the ballots to give the justices more time to consider the matter. McCormick wanted ballots lacking handwritten dates counted in his race too, but he has since conceded to Oz. The state law requires voters to write a date on the envelope in which they mail in their ballots.
wftv.comJustices allow counting of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania
The Supreme Court is allowing elections officials to count mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania that lack a handwritten date but were received in time. Last week, Alito had imposed a temporary hold on counting the ballots to give the justices more time to consider the matter. At the time, former hedge fund CEO David McCormick was locked in a tight contest with celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination.
news.yahoo.comOz wins Pa. Senate primary ahead of showdown with Fetterman
Election 2022 Pennsylvania Sentate FILE - Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/File) (Uncredited)HARRISBURG, Pa. — (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate primary on Wednesday, narrowly defeating former hedge fund CEO David McCormick after a dayslong recount. John Fetterman in November in a race that could help determine control of the closely divided Senate. The recount determined that Oz had eked out victory over McCormick by 951 votes out of more than 1.3 million cast. Fetterman, meanwhile, is recovering from a stroke he suffered just days before his own primary, which he easily won.
wftv.comMcCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary
Election 2022 Pennsylvania Sentate FILE - Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. More than two weeks out from the primary election, Republicans had begun to consider a bitter primary becoming further drawn-out by a recount and lawsuits over mail-in ballots. Before the recount, Oz led McCormick by 972 votes out of 1.34 million votes counted in the May 17 primary. Like McCormick, Oz moved from out of state to run in Pennsylvania. Like Oz, McCormick had worked hard to earn Trump’s endorsement, and he insisted he was the authentic “America First” candidate, invoking Trump's nickname for his governing philosophy.
wftv.comMcCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary
Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick is conceding the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz. McCormick ended his campaign Friday night as he acknowledged an ongoing statewide recount wouldn’t give him enough votes to make up the deficit.
Pa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now
The Senate Republican primary is still too close to call, now more than two weeks after Pennsylvania's primary election, and the mail-in vote, which has favored McCormick, could help him. The national and state party are fighting McCormick in state courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court could resolve the matter any day now. “Not at this point, because it’s still in litigation,” said Republican state Rep. Seth Grove, who chairs the committee that writes election-related legislation. In court, the Republican National Committee and the state Republican Party have opposed McCormick. For instance, the Butler County Republican Party, which endorsed McCormick, hasn’t taken a side in the fight, said county GOP chair Al Lindsay.
wftv.comPa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now
When Philadelphia's election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed in without the voter's handwritten date, Republicans threatened impeachment. Now a GOP Senate candidate wants counties to embrace the same approach. In a last-ditch bid to close a roughly 900-vote gap with Dr. Mehmet Oz, former hedge fund CEO David McCormick is pressing for undated mail-in ballots to be counted.
news.yahoo.comSupreme Court order could affect Pennsylvania Senate count
Election 2022 Senate Pennsylvania Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent primary election at the Montour County administration center in Danville, Pa., Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the counting of some mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania, an order that could affect the tight Republican Senate primary between former hedge fund CEO David McCormick and celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz. An order from Justice Samuel Alito paused a lower-court ruling in a lawsuit over a disputed 2021 local court election that would have allowed the counting of mail-in ballots that lacked a handwritten date. As McCormick scrounges for ballots to make up the gap with Oz, Alito’s order also could freeze a separate federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania in which McCormick is fighting to force counties to count the ballots. The high court's action, called an administrative stay, freezes the matter until the court can give it further consideration.
wftv.comSupreme Court order could affect Pennsylvania Senate count
The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the counting of some mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania, an order that could affect the tight Republican Senate primary between former hedge fund CEO David McCormick and celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz. An order from Justice Samuel Alito paused a lower-court ruling in a lawsuit over a disputed 2021 local court election that would have allowed the counting of mail-in ballots that lacked a handwritten date. Based on that ruling, the state had advised counties to count those ballots in the race between McCormick and Oz.
news.yahoo.comRecount begins in Pennsylvania's GOP primary for Senate
Election 2022 Senate Pennsylvania Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent primary election at the Montour County administration center in Danville, Pa., Friday, May 27, 2022. Montour County began the recount Friday, one of seven counties that said they would start right away. Counties have until June 7 to finish a recount and another day to report results to the state. The race has triggered Pennsylvania's automatic recount law, with the separation between the candidates inside the law's 0.5% margin. The Associated Press will not declare a winner in the race until the recount is complete on June 8.
wftv.comOz, McCormick race heads toward recount in Pa Senate primary
Election 2022 Pennsylvania Sentate FILE - Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/File) (Uncredited)HARRISBURG, Pa. — (AP) — Pennsylvania's top election official was expected to certify Wednesday that the margin between the top two candidates in last week's Republican primary for U.S. Senate was tight enough to trigger a recount. The race is close enough to trigger Pennsylvania’s automatic recount law, with the separation between the candidates inside the law’s 0.5% margin. The Associated Press will not declare a winner in the race until the recount is complete. Oz, the Republican National Committee and the state Republican Party oppose McCormick’s request.
wftv.comCourt battles go down to count deadline in Pa. Senate race
Election 2022 Pennsylvania Sentate FILE - Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. McCormick’s request for the state Supreme Court’s intervention came less than four hours before Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline for counties to report their unofficial results to the state elections office. A separate court battle could go to the U.S. Supreme Court, with the candidates separated by fewer than 1,000 votes. In the filing with the state Supreme Court, McCormick asked justices to order counties to obey a brand-new federal appeals court decision and promptly count mail-in ballots that lack a required handwritten date on the return envelope. McCormick’s lawsuit is the first — but likely not the last — court battle in the contest between Oz and McCormick.
wftv.comGOP intervenes in 11th-hour Pa. Senate race ballot lawsuit
Election 2022 Pennsylvania Sentate FILE - Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. McCormick's lawsuit was filed late Monday, less than 24 hours before Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline for counties to report their unofficial results to the state. Tabas is supposed to "grow GOP voters and bring the party together, not to cast them aside and drive wedges,” Schultz said. Tom Wolf’s administration issued guidance to counties saying that any ballots without dates must be counted, citing the 3rd U.S. McCormick’s lawsuit is the first — but likely not the last — lawsuit in the contest between Oz and McCormick.
wftv.comGOP intervenes in Pa. Senate race vote-counting lawsuit
McCormick's lawsuit was filed late Monday, less than 24 hours before Tuesday's deadline for counties to report their unofficial results to the state. Tom Wolf’s administration issued guidance to counties saying that any ballots without dates must be counted, citing the 3rd U.S. McCormick’s lawsuit is the first — but likely not the last — lawsuit in the contest between Oz and McCormick. It’s not clear how many mail-in ballots that lack a handwritten date have been received by counties. The plaintiffs in the underlying judicial race say a handwritten date plays no role in determining whether a ballot is valid, cast on time "or any other important facet of the voting and tabulation process."
wftv.comGOP takes Oz's side in Pa. Senate race vote-counting lawsuit
McCormick's lawsuit was filed late Monday, less than 24 hours before Tuesday's deadline for counties to report their unofficial results to the state. Oz led McCormick by 992 votes, or 0.07 percentage points, out of 1,341,037 ballots reported by the state as of Tuesday morning. The race is close enough to trigger Pennsylvania's automatic recount law, with the separation between the candidates inside the law's 0.5% margin. Although he trails the vote count, McCormick has been doing better than Oz among mail-in ballots. The state law requires someone to write a date on the envelope in which they mail in their ballots.
wftv.comCourt battles go down to count deadline in Pa. Senate race
Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick is going to Pennsylvania’s highest court in an eleventh-hour bid to help him close the gap in votes with celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s neck-and-neck Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
McCormick sues over counting mail ballots in Pa. Senate race
Election 2022 Pennsylvania Senate Republican candidate for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Dave McCormick talks to supporters as returns show a close race during his returns watch party in the Pennsylvania primary election, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Pittsburgh. McCormick's lawsuit, filed after hours, asks the state's Commonwealth Court to require counties to promptly count mail-in ballots that lack a required handwritten date on the return envelope. It is the first — but likely not the last — lawsuit in the contest between Oz and McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO. The race is close enough to trigger Pennsylvania’s automatic recount law, with the separation between the candidates inside the law’s 0.5% margin. Although he trails the vote count, McCormick has been doing better than Oz among mail-in ballots.
wftv.comMcCormick sues over counting mail ballots in Pa. Senate race
David McCormick’s campaign is suing in a Pennsylvania court over his neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate against celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz. McCormick is trying to ensure counties obey a brand-new federal appeals court decision.
McCormick sues over counting mail ballots in Pa. Senate race
The campaign of David McCormick, who is in a neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate against celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, sued in a Pennsylvania court Monday to try to ensure counties obey a brand-new federal appeals court decision that could help him make up ground. McCormick's lawsuit, filed after hours, asks the state's Commonwealth Court to require counties to promptly count mail-in ballots that lack a required handwritten date on the return envelope.
news.yahoo.comPa. Senate GOP primary too close to call, recount likely
Election 2022 Pennsylvania Sentate FILE - Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz during campaign appearances in May 2022 in Pennsylvania. The race is close enough to trigger Pennsylvania's automatic recount law, with the separation between the candidates inside the law's 0.5% margin. The Associated Press will not declare a winner in the race until the likely recount is complete. The big field of Republican candidates and their super PACs reported spending more than $70 million during the primary campaign. ___This story has been corrected to show that more than 2 million ballots were cast in the November judicial contest, not 5.1 million ballots.
wftv.comOz, McCormick prepare for recount in Pa. GOP Senate race
The race remained close enough to trigger Pennsylvania’s automatic recount law, with the separation between the candidates inside the law’s 0.5% margin. County election boards began meeting Friday to sort out problematic or provisional ballots, while election workers plowed through thousands of outstanding mail ballots. In Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia, that included some uncounted election day precinct tallies. Statewide, McCormick was doing better than Oz among mail ballots, while Oz was doing better among votes cast on election day. Oz was helped by the endorsement from Trump, while a super PAC backing McCormick weighed in heavily, spending about $20 million, much of it to attack Oz.
wftv.comPa. Senate GOP primary too close to call, recount likely
Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is too close to call and is likely headed for a statewide recount to decide the winner of the contest between heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.
As Trump falsely assails another election, Pa. officials gird for November
Election officials in Pennsylvania are girding for similar complaints in November, but fear there are few ways to combat deliberate misinformation and rising political toxicity. “It’s concerning because it’s statements like that that lead to threats against election officials. Under state law, county officials are not allowed to start processing ballots submitted by mail until Election Day. But changing the law to allow mail-in ballots to be processed sooner could ease a lot of the suspicion, experts say. Election officials are also eagerly awaiting a ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that could dramatically reshape mail-in balloting in November.
washingtonpost.comOz, McCormick tied in Pa. with thousands of ballots to count
Oz’s margin has narrowed in the past day, as county election officials continue to count mail ballots, but election workers still have thousands of ballots left to count in the exceptionally close race. Pennsylvania’s Department of State, which oversees elections, said Thursday that there are about 51,000 mail-in and absentee ballots — 17,000 in the Republican primary — left to be counted. County election officials have counted almost all ballots cast in person on election day, with the exception of Allegheny County, according to an Associated Press survey of county election officials. McCormick leads Oz in Allegheny County among mail ballots and those that were cast on election day. Delaware County and Philadelphia also have some precinct results from election day still left to be counted, according to the McCormick campaign.
wftv.comOz, McCormick at tie in PA with thousands of ballots out
Oz’s margin has narrowed in the past day, as county election officials continue to count mail ballots, but election workers still have thousands of ballots left to count in the exceptionally close race. Pennsylvania’s Department of State, which oversees elections, said Thursday that there are about 51,000 mail-in and absentee ballots — 17,000 in the Republican primary — left to be counted. County election officials have counted almost all ballots cast in person on election day, with the exception of Allegheny County, according to an Associated Press survey of county election officials. McCormick leads Oz in Allegheny County among mail ballots and those that were cast on election day. Delaware County and Philadelphia also have some precinct results from election day still left to be counted, according to the McCormick campaign.
wftv.comEXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania
Counting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed scrutiny amid a too-close-to-call U.S. Senate primary between Republicans David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Former President Donald Trump blasted the state’s elections procedures on social media, even though there are no indications of any wrongdoing with those ballots other than a printing error that was slowing the tally in one county.
Oz, McCormick still neck and neck in Pa. GOP Senate primary
Trailing in a distant third place in the seven-person GOP primary field was conservative activist Kathy Barnette. There are no plans for either candidate to make a public appearance, though former President Donald Trump has encouraged Oz to preemptively declare victory. Republican turnout exceeded 37%, the highest midterm primary turnout in at least two decades, juiced by more than $70 million in spending on the GOP primary alone. Oz has been helped by an endorsement from Trump, while a super PAC backing McCormick weighed in heavily in the race, spending about $20 million, much of it to attack Oz. Oz, who was born in the U.S., said he would renounce his dual citizenship in Turkey if he is elected.
wftv.comVote counting drags on in Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary
Election 2022 Senate Pennsylvania Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks to supporters at a primary night election gathering in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The contest between Oz and McCormick was within a couple of thousand votes overnight, out of more than 1.2 million cast. Trailing in a distant third place in the seven-person GOP primary field was conservative activist Kathy Barnette. Republican turnout exceeded 37%, the highest midterm primary turnout in at least two decades, juiced by more than $70 million in spending on the GOP primary alone. But they defaulted to repeating Republican complaints about decisions by state judges and election officials in how to administer the election.
wftv.comCandidate in hospital, others scrambling before Pa. primary
The last full day of campaigning in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested primaries for governor and U.S. Senate is under way, with a top Senate candidate in the hospital and establishment Republicans trying to stave off victories by candidates they view as too toxic to win in the fall.