BARBARA MCLACHLAN Received 55 percent of the vote
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McLachlan secures third term in House District 59
Democrat Barbara McLachlan won a third term representing House District 59, defeating Republican challenger Marilyn Harris, according to unofficial election results.
The Durango resident received 29,193 votes — roughly 55 percent — compared to 23,535 votes for Harris, a Pagosa Springs Republican. McLachlan won four of the six counties in the district, including Ouray County, where she secured roughly 600 more votes than Harris.
“I feel really good tonight,” McLachlan said in an interview w...