Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet wins

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The Fox News Decision Desk can now project that in Colorado, Democratic Senator Michael Bennet will defeat Republican businessman Joe O’Dea.

The Colorado Senate race became an unexpected pickup opportunity for the Republicans, though the state has trended toward Democrats in recent years.

O'Dea, a moderate Republican businessman, gained attention as he rose in the polls in the summer while other GOP candidates appeared to be struggling in their campaigns.

Bennet, who has served in the Senate since 2009, maintained a lead in public opinion polls throughout the midterm election cycle.

Bennet received a boost from President Biden in October when the 46th president designated Camp Hale, the WWII-era training ground for the 10th Mountain Division, as a national monument.

Biden made a stop in Colorado to announce the designation, which Bennet had pushed for in the environmental bill known as the CORE Act that has stalled in Congress.