Despite not receiving an invite from Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, McCormick was photographed at Senate orientation on Tuesday. Meanwhile, his opponent holds out hope he could return to the Senate for a fourth term, this time in a chamber under Republican control.

Casey, 64, is a stalwart of the state’s Democratic Party, having won six statewide elections going back to 1996. But the vote count early Wednesday morning were suggesting that could change.