Former hedge fund executive David McCormick surrendered to Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary on Friday, catapulting the former President Trump-backed Oz to a general election standoff against Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.
The two Republican candidates had been locked in a tight contest for weeks, after Oz's ever-so-slight lead in the race triggered a recount. "It's now clear to me, with the recount largely complete, that we have a nominee," McCormick said Friday. Oz later said he received a "gracious" phone call from McCormick, and is "tremendously grateful for his pledge of support in the fall election."
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