CNN projected retired Rear Adm. Eileen Laubacher to win Colorado’s 4th District, handing Democrats a pickup and ending Lauren Boebert’s bid for a fourth House term.
Laubacher, a Democrat and 30-year Navy veteran, rode broader anti-GOP headwinds and centered her campaign on affordability in a district Boebert had moved to last cycle to protect her political future.
Boebert, 39, did not concede Monday night and said military and overseas ballots still to be counted by Friday could affect the final margin.
The loss topples one of the House GOP’s most visible MAGA figures, despite a late Trump endorsement, after years in which Boebert also clashed at times with Trump and Republican leaders.
Boebert first won office in 2020 and survived a close 2022 race by just 546 votes, but this time could not hold a district she had carried by more than 11 points in 2024.