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Updated · Fox News · Nov 13Boebert Loses Colorado House Seat by 0.8 Points as Democrats Reach 256 Seats
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 13Summary
- AP projected Lauren Boebert to lose Colorado’s 4th District to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, who led 48.7% to 47.9% with 99% of ballots counted.
- The upset came in a broader Democratic wave that flipped Republican-held seats in states including Texas, Kansas, South Carolina and Mississippi.
- Laubacher’s win helps push Democrats to 256 House seats versus 169 for Republicans, well above the 218 needed for a majority.
- Boebert, 39, had been seeking a fourth House term after serving two terms in Colorado’s 3rd District and then running again in the 4th.
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