The final counts by counties are about over and a Democratic incumbent on North Carolina’s Supreme Court has an ever-slight lead over a Republican challenger.

The ruling is a major victory for Republican Senate candidate David McCormick, who holds a very narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bob Casey ahead of a statewide recount.

Pennsylvania's high court ordered state county election officials on Monday to not count "invalid" mail-in ballots in the U.S. Senate race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger,

The order is a win for Dave McCormick and a loss for Bob Casey as the campaigns prepare for a statewide recount.

Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick

The unanimous decision came after officials in at least four counties had ignored the court’s pre-election guidance not to count mail ballots that were undated or misdated.

The Keystone State's top court reaffirmed that certain mail-in ballots cannot be counted, in a blow to certain Democrat-led counties.

As of Monday, Dave McCormick led by about 17,000 votes out of almost 7 million ballots counted — inside the 0.5% margin threshold to trigger an automatic statewide recount under Pennsylvania law.