RNC Chairman Whatley says committee is still monitoring votes being counted in swing states

While The Associated Press called the presidential race in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Arizona, ballots are still being counted for the Senate races.

Published: November 9, 2024 1:42pm

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced Saturday that the committee is monitoring the votes that are still being counted in swing states. 

"An operational update on Election Integrity: The RNC, our state parties and legal teams remain fully engaged in every state where votes are still being counted — including Arizona, Maine, Nevada and Pennsylvania," Whatley wrote on the social media platform, X.

While The Associated Press called the presidential race in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Arizona, ballots are still being counted for the Senate races. 

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick filed two lawsuits earlier this week, challenging provisional ballots in Philadelphia, potentially taking the case to the Supreme Court. McCormick's attorneys said that Philadelphia would adjudicate thousands of provisional ballots and asked to challenge them in groups instead of individually.

The Arizona Senate race between Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and GOP challenger Kari Lake has not been called yet and has only 83% reporting, according to the AP. Lake is behind Gallego by 1.2 percentage points.

While the AP called the Nevada Senate race for Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, there are still some ballots being counted there as well.

"We will continue to aggressively protect the vote and defend every Republican candidate throughout vote counting, canvassing, and tabulation," Whatley's post concluded. "We will be on the ground until all votes are counted and finalized."

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