McCormick Concedes To Mehmet Oz In GOP Primary

June 5, 2022 1:10 am

PITTSBURGH (AP) — David McCormick concedes to Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate race, says he can’t make up deficit in recount.  McCormick said he had called Oz to concede.  “It’s now clear to me with the recount now largely complete that we have a nominee,” McCormick said at a campaign party at a Pittsburgh hotel.  He added, “Tonight is really about us all coming together.  Before the recount, Oz led McCormick by 972 votes out of 1.34 million votes counted in the May 17 primary. The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the race because an automatic recount is underway and the margin between the two candidates is just 0.07 percentage points.  Friday’s development sets up a general election between Oz, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and Democrat John Fetterman in what is expected to be one of the nation’s premier Senate contests.  The result could help determine control of the closely divided chamber, and Democrats view it as perhaps their best opportunity to pick up a seat in the race to replace retiring two-term Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.