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Rep. Mark Ferrandino, second from left, talks with incoming lawmakers Tony Exum of Colorado Springs, and John Buckner and Jenise May, both of Aurora, during the Colorado House of Representatives Democratic caucus at the state Capitol two days after the 2012 election. The caucus chose Ferrandino as speaker. Exum lost his election this year and May is 110 votes behind her GOP challenger. (Craig F. Wal)ker, The Denver Post

Colorado House Democrats thought Rep. Jenice Mays Aurora seat was so safe they put her in charge of a program to elect caucus members, but shes losing by 110 votes.

I got caught in the wave, she said, referring to a strong Republican ground game that took Democrats by surprise.

May has not conceded yet to Republican JoAnn Windholz because the Adams County clerk and recorder is still curing ballots in House District 30. That includes calling voters who forgot to sign their ballots, or whose signature on the ballot didnt match the signature on file. Still, 110 ballots is a tough hurdle.

Im the representative in limbo, May said, Sunday.

Shes not alone.

Rep. Mike McLachlan of Durango is trailing sheep rancher J. Paul Brown, the Republican he unseated two years by 917 votes in a Democratic wave year. McLachlan has a much more difficult gap to close than May hes behind by 206 votes but he said hes taking a wait-and-see attitude. He also hasnt conceded.

Im just going to ride out the storm, he said. Im prepared for whatever happens.

Rep. Mike McLachlan of Durango lost his re-election bid. (McLachlan campaign)

Democrats always knew that defending McLachlan would be tough. After he voted for tougher gun laws in 2013, his constituents tried to recall him but couldnt collect enough signatures to force a special election. They vowed to get him at the election.

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Originally published November 9, 2014 at 8:46 PM | Page modified November 10, 2014 at 6:50 AM

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Facing tough midterm elections, Democrats put aside some of their remaining scruples about the new age of unlimited campaign spending and courted unions and hedge-fund billionaires for big checks to try to salvage a Senate majority.

They spent a lot of money. But not enough.

This year, in a reversal of 2012, the big-money Democratic donors watched their investments return little on election night Tuesday. Although Republicans outspent them overall, Democrats got beaten even in states like Colorado and North Carolina where they spent the same or even a little more than Republicans.

We just saw a national tsunami, said Ty Matsdorf, an adviser to the Senate Majority PAC, which spent about $50 million across the country in a mostly futile effort to keep Democrats in office.

I dont think theres anything more we should have done, Matsdorf said. Heres the truth: Everybody knew this was going to be a hard cycle. Everyone knew we were going to face extremely strong head winds.

Republican donors credited their success to a number of adjustments they had made since the last election cycle: more say in choosing electable candidates, investment in get-out-the-vote efforts that had been a Democratic advantage, and a late spending push.

The spending in the 2014 midterms showed how the remaining restrictions on campaign spending continue to weaken. More money moved into super PACs and dark-money nonprofits, where donations are unlimited, and away from candidate accounts that are still subject to strict limits on individual giving and disclosure.

Overall, including spending by candidates and outside groups, Republicans spent about $1.75 billion to Democrats $1.64 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group.

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