EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The tight US Senate race in Pennsylvania has yet to find a winner.
Senator Bob Casey and Republican Challenger Dave McCormick are separated by just tens of thousands of votes.
McCormick has around 30,000 more votes, but it's close enough that one political analyst says the race still has a way to go.
The fight for Pennsylvania's US Senate seat isn't officially over.
McCormick leads Casey by roughly 31,000 votes.
"This will take weeks," said Political Analyst Doctor David Sosar.
Dr. Sosar agrees with the candidates that it's still a wait-and-see decision.
Casey has yet to concede and McCormick has yet to declare victory.
"If I was Dave McCormick I wouldn't just run out there and say I won, I won. Nor for Senator Casey to turn around and say that's it and walk away. I think you have to see it till the very end," Dr. Sosar explained.
So what's the hold-up? Dr. Sosar says it could be many reasons.
"Probably the most important reason is the mail-in ballots which are still outstanding," Dr. Sosar explained.
The Pennsylvania Department of State Election indicates all the votes are in.
Race for PA US Senate seat continues
But Dr. Sosar believes there could be thousands of late mail-in ballots that need to be counted.
When they finally arrive, he doesn't see the results changing.
"22,000 plus mail-in ballots at this point would be extraordinary I think," Dr. Sosar added.
There's something else. Neither leading candidate reached 50%.
That's because the other third-party candidates gained approximately 150,000 to 175,000 of the votes.
Take a look at this map of Pennsylvania, provided by the Associated Press.
The dark red filled-in counties are leaning stronger Republican, while the pink indicates a tight race.
The dark blue Philadelphia area leans Democrat.
"This is difficult. Is this vote count unique? I don't really want to say yes to that. It's worrisome but that's the way it works and this is when you get your lawyers out," Dr. Sosar continued.
Sosar anticipates a request for re-counts as well which could prolong the outcome of the race even longer.
