The Associated Press has called Pennsylvania's Senate race in favor of the challenger, state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. Casey's opponent, Sen. Rick Santorum, has been in the seat since 1994 and is the No. 3 Republican in the Senate leadership. The Pennsylvania seat is one of those the Democrats counted on taking in order to win control of the Senate.
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