Recount cranks up in Pennsylvania’s GOP primary for Senate

By: Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With just 910 votes separating the two leading candidates in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate, counties were preparing Thursday to start the recount between celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.

At least seven counties — Bedford, Clinton, Crawford, Lehigh, Montour, Tioga and Warren — said they will begin Friday, while most other counties said they will begin next week. The initial result from last week’s election remained elusive Thursday, since some counties were still tallying up thousands of remaining ballots.

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