Democrat Eileen Laubacher has unseated three-term Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in a tightly contested race for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.
The Associated Press called the race on Nov. 13 at 2:53 p.m. ET. With 99 percent of votes counted on Friday evening, Laubacher had received 48.8 percent of the vote to Boebert’s 47.9 percent.
Libertarian candidate Douglas Mangeris received 3.3 percent of the vote for the seat.
In a Nov. 13 post on X, Boebert said she called Laubacher to congratulate her. She also thanked God for sending her to serve Coloradoans.
“He sent me to serve,” she said. “My time to be sent to another unknown place is now.”
She also told her followers to stay tuned and that it wasn’t the last they would be hearing from her.
On Nov. 9, Boebert cautioned against declaring victory early and called for every ballot to be counted.
The Republican, once a strong ally of President Donald Trump, lost favor with the president as she sought reelection. Trump used social media to ask if anyone was interested in running against her.
The president threatened a primary challenge to Boebert in May after she campaigned for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has opposed the Trump administration on issues such as the Iran war and budget deficits.
“Boebert is campaigning for the Worst ‘Republican’ Congressman in the History of our Country, Thomas Massie, of the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, and anybody who can be that dumb deserves a good Primary fight!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Despite Trump’s rebuke, Boebert said she was not offended and would stand by Massie.
Massie lost his primary against Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein, who won the 4th Congressional District seat in Kentucky over Democratic challenger Melissa Strange.
Boebert previously won reelection in 2022 in a close District 3 race against Democrat Adam Frisch after an automatic recount was triggered. She has served in the House of Representatives for Colorado since 2021.
In 2020, Boebert unseated five-term incumbent Scott Tipton in a June primary before defeating Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush in the November 2020 general election.
The results add to the Democrats’ largest House majority in more than 15 years as the Democratic Party gained control of 256 Congressional seats following Laubacher’s win. There are 10 House races remaining to be called, according to The Associated Press.
Colorado’s 4th Congressional District was once a Republican stronghold. Trump previously won it by 18 points over Kamala Harris in 2024.
Laubacher is a retired two-star U.S. Navy rear admiral who served on the National Security Council under President Joe Biden.
Laubacher outraised Boebert in her bid for the congressional seat with $13.7 million to Boebert’s $1.2 million.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
