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Laubacher Defeats Boebert in Colorado's 4th District Race
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In Short: Democrat Eileen Laubacher has defeated Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District race.
Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeats incumbent Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District. CBS Colorado
Democrat Eileen Laubacher has defeated Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District race, with Laubacher securing 48.8% of the vote to Boebert's 47.9%.
The race was called by The Associated Press at 12:53 p.m. on Friday, 10 days after the election, with fewer than 4,000 votes separating the two candidates.
Laubacher was at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for the first day of New Member Orientation for the 120th Congress, following Democrats' flip of both chambers in the midterm elections.
Boebert, who was running for her fourth term, said she would not run in 2028 if she loses to Laubacher, as reported by Colorado Newsline.
Laubacher established a substantial fundraising advantage over her rivals, raising more money than every other candidate of either party in the race combined.
Boebert claimed she would investigate 'unusual voting patterns' and expected the election to head to a recount, one way or another, according to a statement released on X.
Laubacher told supporters on election night, 'Integrity matters. Character matters. Truth matters, and public service should always be about what you can do for other people, not what you do for yourself,' as reported by NBC News.
Boebert defended her actions at a debate against Laubacher by claiming her belief in personal liberties is currently found in the Democratic Party and that the GOP she historically supported is 'nearly unrecognizable.'
Laubacher put 40,000 miles on her campaign car visiting ranching towns and rural hospitals across eastern Colorado to persuade Republican voters to dump their congresswoman, the hard-right firebrand Lauren Boebert.
Boebert embodied this decade's version of Republican politics, according to Mesabitribune.
Laubacher acknowledged she had a lot of work ahead to keep her Republican-leaning district on her side.
Boebert talked to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, saying, 'We've been curing ballots for over a week, and you know we... We need to make sure that every vote counts and every voice is heard. We still have military and overseas ballots that are coming in, and we'll see what that number is.'
What this adds
The race was called by the Associated Press at 12:53 p.m. on Friday, 10 days after the election, when Laubacher had 48.8% of the vote and Boebert had 47.9%.
Background
In a close race, Colorado's Republican Representative Lauren Boebert lost her seat to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher.
Democrat Eileen Laubacher narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District race, flipping the seat for Democrats.
What's confirmed
- Colorado Democrat Eileen Laubacher has defeated incumbent Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert to represent the 4th Congressional District, CBS News projected.
- The Associated Press called the race at 12:53 p.m.
- Boebert said she would not run in 2028 if she loses to Laubacher.
- Her win in the 4th Congressional District race brought about just one of several surprising Republican losses in what’s shaping up to be the most lopsided election in half a century.
What's still developing
- The AP estimated 99% of the votes in the race were counted at the time.
- The race remained too close to call for days as election officials continued counting ballots.
Sources
- CBS Newslink
- Colorado Newslinelink
- Coloradopoliticslink
- Coloradosunlink
- Dailykoslink
- Fox Newslink
- Independentlink
- Los Angeles Timeslink
- NBC Newslink
- PBSlink
- Scrippsnewslink
- Staradvertiserlink
- The New York Timeslink
- Mesabitribunelink
- Mynbc5link
- CBS Newslink
- CBS Colorado — video link
- MS NOW — video link
- KKTV 11 Alert News | Southern Colorado — video link
- FOX31 Denver — video link