A Pennsylvania state court ruled in favor of former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, who is locked in a tight Republican primary contest for a U.S. Senate seat against celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz, ordering late on June 2 that contested ballots be included in the count.
Oz and McCormick are now duking it out in a statewide recount over less than a thousand votes. The primary vote took place May 17. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Oz’s candidacy.
Oz was slightly ahead in unofficial results with 31.2 percent (419,661 votes), followed by McCormick at 31.1 percent (418,688 votes), Kathy Barnette at 24.7 percent (331,585 votes), and Carla Sands at 5.4 percent (73,269), Politico reported at midday June 3….