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Laubacher Defeats Boebert in Colorado House Race
Confirmed
In Short: Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated incumbent Republican Lauren Boebert in a close race for Colorado's 4th Congressional District.
Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeats incumbent Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District. CBS Colorado
Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated incumbent Republican Lauren Boebert in a closely contested race for Colorado's 4th Congressional District, with Laubacher securing a narrow lead of just 1% of the vote.
Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral and Afghanistan war veteran, was projected to win the race after the Associated Press called it in favor of her on Friday afternoon.
Boebert, who had held the seat since 2021, conceded the race after a week of ballot counting, acknowledging the need to ensure every vote was counted.
Laubacher claimed victory earlier in the week, despite thousands of votes still separating the two candidates.
Boebert, known for her controversial stances and clashes with fellow lawmakers, was projected to lose her seat in the House.
Laubacher campaigned on cutting costs, ending President Trump’s tariffs, and reducing taxes on the middle class.
Boebert, who had won re-election in Colorado’s 3rd District by a narrow margin in 2022, shifted to the 4th Congressional District for this election.
Laubacher visited ranching towns and rural hospitals across eastern Colorado to persuade Republican voters to support her.
Laubacher was at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for the first day of New Member Orientation, joining other newly-elected members of the 120th Congress.
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.”
What this adds
The race was one of several nationwide that remained uncalled nearly two weeks after Election Day.
Boebert had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who had criticized her during the campaign.
Laubacher's victory marks a significant shift in a district that was previously considered deeply red.
What's confirmed
- Colorado Democrat Eileen Laubacher has defeated incumbent Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert to represent the 4th Congressional District, CBS News projected.
What's still developing
- "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," said Boebert.
- Boebert talked to reporters on the steps of the U.S.
- Boebert was running for her fourth term in the state.
- Several races nationwide remain uncalled nearly two weeks after Election Day.
- “Those things were worth fighting for when we started.” Boebert, who won re-election in Colorado’s 3rd District by just 546 votes in 2022, shifted to the much redder 4th Congressional District in 2024 and won re-election more easily.
- Omar said Boebert’s description of the two riding an elevator never happened.
- “There was a lot of money dumped on my head,” Boebert said after the election, while also blaming the Senate for failing to pass many House-approved Republican bills.
- Laubacher the winner in the unexpectedly close race.
- “We have a lot to deliver on,” Ms. Laubacher said in an interview from Washington, where she spent Monday in an orientation with other newly elected House members.
- Boebert as a walking scandal who had harmed farmers and veterans in her rural district.
- Laubacher, a Navy veteran and former Republican, was a first-time Democratic candidate hoping to oust a gun-toting icon of the MAGA movement in Colorado’s reddest congressional district.