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Gardner Projected to Defeat Udall in Colorado Senate Race

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YVYV14 COLORADO SENATE?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1415158444446(L) US SENATE / (C) US CONGRESS / (R) SHOGAN FOR SENATE(WASHINGTON) — Based on analysis of the vote in so far, ABC News projects that Rep. Cory Gardner, a rising Republican star, has defeated Democratic Sen. Mark Udall in Colorado, where universal mail-in ballots and a large bloc of Hispanic voters added uncertainty to one of the tightest Senate races in the country.

Udall, the son of the late Arizona Congressman Mo Udall, lost control of the race this fall amidst criticism that his campaign focused too closely on Gardner’s past positions on women’s health.

In March, Gardner said he no longer supported personhood amendments, which doctors say would limit access to birth control and make abortions illegal. He later voiced support for over-the-counter birth control.

Nearly half of all ads in the race mentioned abortion, according to CMAG/Kantar Media, which tracks television ad spending.

Though more Republicans returned ballots than Democrats in the final days of the race, Democrats — whose get-out-the-vote operation in 2010 powered Sen. Michael Bennet to a narrow victory and served as the blueprint for their national operation this year — were optimistic they could make up the difference.


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