Rep. Lauren Boebert loses to Democrat Eileen Laubacher in Colorado's 4th Congressional District

The Denver Post on Nov 13, 2026

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DENVER — Democrat Eileen Laubacher unseated U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District as final vote-counting ended Friday, 10 days after the polls closed.

The Associated Press called the race for Laubacher, a retired Naval rear admiral, at 12:53 p.m. in Colorado’s most right-leaning district. The vote showed Laubacher with 48.8% of the vote to Boebert’s 47.9%.

Laubacher had declared victory Monday in the tight race against Boebert, the conservative firebrand whose political fortunes were among those upended by the overwhelming blue wave that propelled Democrats to House and Senate majorities last week.

“It’s up to me to now deliver for people and make the changes that are going to improve their lives,” Laubacher said in an interview with The Denver Post on Monday.

Boebert did not concede then, though, and shared a video on social media in which she stressed that there were still ballots, including from overseas and the military, that needed to be counted or “cured” of signature discrepancies by Friday’s deadline.

“We’ll make sure every eligible vote is counted and that every single voice is heard before we take any next steps,” Boebert said Monday.

Scott Gessler, an attorney for Boebert’s campaign, said in a statement last week that her campaign staff was “fighting for every vote.” He said, without citing specifics, that the campaign was “investigating some very unusual voting patterns and expect this election to head to a recount, one way or another.”

Boebert, in her video to supporters, did not raise any claims of voting irregularities.

Laubacher is a former Republican who only recently became a Democrat. She moved to Highlands Ranch with her husband two years ago and describes herself as politically moderate. “I’ve never been a straight-party ticket voter — I’ve never felt either party matched me perfectly,” she said Monday.

Boebert moved to Windsor in the 4th Congressional District two years ago after nearly losing the seat she had held for two terms in the 3rd Congressional District on the Western Slope.

In her current race, results show Laubacher carried the more urban — and more populated — corners of the 4th District, including Douglas, Larimer and Arapahoe counties, while Boebert led in most rural counties, including Weld.

Laubacher’s victory leaves Democrats with a 7-1 majority among Colorado’s House seats, as last week’s election also saw Manny Rutinel unseat Rep. Gabe Evans and Jessica Killin defeat Rep. Jeff Crank.

Rep. Jeff Hurd was the only incumbent Colorado Republican in Congress to be reelected.

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