Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania conceded his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick on Thursday, as a statewide recount showed no signs of closing the gap and his campaign suffered repeated blows in court in its effort to get potentially favorable ballots counted.

Pa., conceded his Senate contest against Republican David McCormick on Thursday, dropping his bid for reelection amid a recount in Pennsylvania, though the Associated Press had already called the race for the Republican.