I think the GOP did target a couple of more district, but failed to get enough signatures to get the recalls on the ballot.
Huge wins. Much has been said about Giron’s Pueblo-based SD being so Democrat, but it also has a lot of pro-gun Democrats. And I believe that Morse’s Colorado Springs SD was only slightly GOP-leaning when Morse was elected in 2006 and 2010, and it had more urban Democrats; it may have been made more Democrat in 2011 redistricting, but I’m not sure which district lines were used (in WI recalls they used the lines for the recalled senators’ prior election, but I don’t know how CO does it).
Morse defeated freshman incumbent Ed Jones, a Black Republican in 2006. Morse should’ve been a fluke win, as he almost lost in 2010 (with a Libertarian taking close to 5%), winning by just 340 votes. The Dems won 8 key seats in 2010 and 2012 by less than 10% of the vote.