The Associated Press called the race for Democrat Eileen Laubacher on Friday, ending Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bid for a fourth term in the US House. Laubacher defeated the three-term Republican in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, a seat President Donald Trump carried by 18 points in 2024.
With more than 99% of ballots counted, Laubacher led with 48.8% of the vote to Boebert’s 47.9%, according to the Associated Press. Libertarian Douglas Mangeris took 3.3%. The margin came to about 3,450 votes out of more than 384,000 cast.
Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral who served 34 years in the Navy and sat on former President Joe Biden’s National Security Council, declared victory on Monday. She had already attended new-member orientation at the Capitol before the race was formally called.
Boebert, first elected in 2020, did not concede. Her campaign lawyer alleged unusual voting patterns last week and said he expected the race to head to a recount. The margin sits outside Colorado’s automatic recount threshold, but state law lets her request one at her own expense. She has until November 25 to do so.
The result adds to a string of Republican losses in the midterms. More than 30 incumbent Republican House members lost their seats, according to the Associated Press, as Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress.
Source: Associated Press
