The final tally was issued less than two weeks before members of Congress and state lawmakers are due to be sworn in on Jan. 3.
The inauguration of the state's next governor, Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro, will be held Jan. 17.
Recount petitions in at least 27 of the state's 67 counties, covering 172 voting precincts, caused delays as some county elections boards waited until litigation was resolved before sending in their own certifications to the state. The Department of State said certificates of election and official results were shipped to Congress and arrived on Thursday - documents the agency had hoped to get to Washington by mid-December.
Conservatives voicing concerns about the accuracy and reliability of Pennsylvania's voting machines and procedures filed most of the petitions. The majority were dismissed, but county judges did authorize at least 19 precinct recounts in six counties that moved vote totals barely or not at all.
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