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 race between Republican Dave McCormick and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey will go through a recount after the senator declined to waive one Wednesday.

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.