Bob Casey and Dave McCormick advance to the general election in Pennsylvania, setting up a key race for Senate control
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick are officially set to face off in Pennsylvania’s Senate race this fall after winning their primaries.
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick are officially set to face off in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes Senate battle this fall after winning their uncontested primaries on Tuesday, NBC News projects.
Casey, a three-term incumbent, and McCormick, who rallied the Pennsylvania GOP establishment behind his candidacy after announcing his bid last year, will now sprint toward the November election in one of the most bitterly contested, expensive Senate races in the country. The race is among a handful that could tip the balance of power in Congress’ upper chamber.
For McCormick, a hedge fund executive and former official in President George W. Bush’s Treasury Department, his 2024 run comes on the heels of a failed 2022 bid against celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, who narrowly defeated him in a Republican primary with former President Donald Trump’s backing. Oz went on to lose to Democrat John Fetterman in the general election.
This time around, McCormick has the support of Trump, as well as GOP leaders across Pennsylvania.
“It’s a big day in Pennsylvania and we hope the people get out there and vote,” Trump said outside his criminal hush money trial in New York on Tuesday. “It’s important to vote to let them know that we’re coming on November 5th. We’re coming big. Today’s preliminary but still it’s very important and maybe they’ll think also about the very good person who’s running for the Senate in Pennsylvania, Dave McCormick.”
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