Pennsylvania Ousts Longtime Democratic Sen. Bob Casey to Elect Ex-Hedge Fund CEO Dave McCormick

Mar. 15, 2025

Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick.Photo:Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty; ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty; ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty

McCormick’s win adds to a list ofkey GOP victoriesacross the Senate map as the Republican Partyprepares to take back control of Congress' upper chamberin January.

Casey, the son of a former two-term Pennsylvania governor, campaigned in recent months with Vice PresidentKamala Harrisin an effort to drum up enthusiasm in the fiercely divided battleground state.

Longtime Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty

The lead-up to the Pennsylvania Senate election was, at times, bitter. Casey, 64, and McCormick, 59, went head-to-head last month in a debate where each accused the other of being dishonest.

“Probably the biggest lie told in the whole election,”Casey said during the debateon Thursday, Oct. 3, “was a lie when my opponent said he lived in Pennsylvania when he was living in Connecticut.”

Casey also questioned McCormick’s work as a hedge fund manager, while McCormick swung back and labeled the senator as a career politician. “When you don’t have a record to run on, which Sen. Casey does not, you attack your opponent,” McCormick said.

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