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Lauren Boebert Loses House Seat to Democrat Eileen Laubacher
Confirmed
In Short: In a close race, Colorado's Republican Representative Lauren Boebert lost her seat to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher.
Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeats incumbent Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District.
Boebert loses congressional seat to Democrat challenger Laubacher. Next 9NEWS
Lauren Boebert, the three-term Republican representative from Colorado's 4th District, lost her House seat to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in a tight race.
The Associated Press called the race for Laubacher on Friday, with Laubacher leading Boebert 48.7% to 47.9% once 99% of the ballots were counted.
Boebert acknowledged the widespread losses among Republicans, saying, 'We collectively failed.'
Boebert, known for her hard-right stance and as a MAGA ally, had previously represented the 3rd District before winning the 4th District in 2024.
Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, campaigned extensively across eastern Colorado, visiting ranching towns and rural hospitals to persuade Republican voters to support her.
Boebert's loss is part of a larger trend of Democratic gains in traditionally Republican strongholds, including Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, and Mississippi.
With Boebert's loss, Democrats now hold 256 seats in the House, compared to Republicans' 169.
Boebert's previous election in 2022 was also close, with her winning the 3rd District by just 546 votes.
Boebert had faced criticism from former President Donald Trump, who called her 'dumb' and 'weak-minded,' and threatened to rescind his endorsement.
Boebert attributed her potential loss to a variety of factors, including the impact of market conditions on the electorate.
What this adds
Boebert's loss marks a significant shift in the political landscape of Colorado's 4th District, which Republicans had carried by more than 18 percentage points in the previous election.
What's confirmed
- Lauren Boebert, the three-term Republican representative from Colorado's 4th District, lost her House seat to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in a tight race.
- The Associated Press called the race for Laubacher on Friday, with Laubacher leading Boebert 48.7% to 47.9% once 99% of the ballots were counted.
- Boebert, known for her hard-right stance and as a MAGA ally, had previously represented the 3rd District before winning the 4th District in 2024.
- Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, campaigned extensively across eastern Colorado, visiting ranching towns and rural hospitals to persuade Republican voters to support her.
- Boebert's loss is part of a larger trend of Democratic gains in traditionally Republican strongholds, including Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, and Mississippi.
- With Boebert's loss, Democrats now hold 256 seats in the House, compared to Republicans' 169.
- Boebert's previous election in 2022 was also close, with her winning the 3rd District by just 546 votes.
- Boebert had faced criticism from former President Donald Trump, who called her 'dumb' and 'weak-minded,' and threatened to rescind his endorsement.
- Boebert attributed her potential loss to a variety of factors, including the impact of market conditions on the electorate.
What's still developing
- Republicans carried the 4th District by more than 18 percentage points in 2024.
- Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., departs following a procedural vote on whether to send the potential impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Nov.
- Both U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in the 3rd Congressional District and Rep. Lauren Boebert in the 4th Congressional District were trailing their Democratic challengers narrowly as of 11:45 p.m., but the two races remained too close to call.
- At the State of the Union address in 2022, Boebert and then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., stood up and heckled President Joe Biden throughout his speech, including trying to start a “build the wall” chant.
- “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.
- MAGA Rep. Lauren Boebert has joined the growing list of Republican losers who are casualties of the 2026 midterms.
- Boebert, a 39-year-old grandmother, has represented a Colorado district since January 2021, where she made a name for herself as an outspoken Trump ally and MAGA darling.
- NBC News reported that Laubacher led Boebert 187,488 to 184,047, with 99 percent of the vote now counted.
- Interviewed by NewsNation’s Blake Burman late Thursday, the three-term MAGA congresswoman, 39, said that if she ultimately goes on to lose to Laubacher, 58, a retired Navy rear admiral, it would not be down to any one factor.