Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday defended U.S. Sen. Bob Casey’s decision to move forward with a recount, pointing to Republican Dave McCormick’s own unsuccessful recount in 2022 in a much closer election.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro defended Sen. Bob Casey's decision to move forward with an automatic recount of his US Senate race against Republican challenger Dave McCormick.

The Philadelphia County Board of Elections will begin its recount for the U.S. Senate race Wednesday morning. At a board meeting on Monday night, City Commissioners voted not to count 607 undated or incorrectly dated mail ballots.