Republican Dave McCormick leads Democratic Sen. Bob Casey by about 28,000 votes, under the 0.5 percentage point threshold for an automatic recount under state law.

The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through outstanding ballots and the campaigns jousted over which ones should count.

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.

The margin in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick is close enough to trigger an automatic recount, the state’s top

Pennsylvania’s Senate race is heading towards a recount between Republican Dave McCormick and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. NBC News’ Mark Murray reports.

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

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,