Pennsylvania GOP senate primary too close to call

Republican U.S. Senate candidates Mehmet Oz and David McCormick ended their primary election night parties in Pennsylvania without a result. With more than 90 percent of ballots in, around 1,000 votes separated the two. If the final tally lands Oz and McCormick within 0.5 points, state law mandates a recount. Despite a recent surge of media attention, political commentator Kathy Barnette only received 24.6 percent of the vote. Whoever wins will go up against Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who won the Democratic nomination in a landslide from a hospital bed just hours after undergoing pacemaker surgery after he suffered a stroke. State Sen. Doug Mastriano clinched the Republican spot to battle Attorney General Josh Shapiro for the governor’s seat in November.

What about other primaries? In North Carolina, incumbent U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost the Republican primary to Chuck Edwards in the 11th Congressional District. Trump-endorsed Rep. Ted Budd won the party’s Senate primary, easily defeating former Gov. Pat McCrory. Idaho’s Gov. Brad Little survived a challenge from his former lieutenant governor, who also had former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. 

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