HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick will be the only eligible names on ballots for the office in Pennsylvania's April primary after a ruling Friday by the state's highest court.
The state Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a Republican candidate, Joe Vodvarka, who had been ordered off primary ballots by a lower court that found he had not received enough voter signatures to qualify.
The state Supreme Court, in its two-line order, did not explain its decision.
Courts earlier in March had already granted challenges to the paperwork of two other candidates filing for the primary ballot for U.S. Senate.
Both Brandi Tomasetti, a Republican from Lancaster County, and William Parker, a Democrat from Allegheny County, were ordered off ballots.
Persons:
— Democratic U.S . Sen, Bob Casey, Republican David McCormick, Casey, McCormick, Mehmet Oz, Joe Vodvarka, Vodvarka, Brandi Tomasetti, William Parker, Marc Levy
Organizations:
— Democratic U.S ., Republican, Republican Party, White, Senate, U.S . Senate, Democrat
Locations:
HARRISBURG, Pa, Pennsylvania's, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Allegheny County