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Bob Casey, a Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, was trailing Republican Dave McCormick by roughly 30,000 votes Wednesday afternoon.

The tight margin in the Senate race between Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania and Republican Sen.-elect Dave McCormick has triggered an automatic recount under Pennsylvania law.

A small margin in votes separating incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey from Republican challenger David McCormick Jr. has triggered a recount in the Pennsylvania Senate race, the commonwealth's secretary said 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.