MAGA firebrand Lauren Boebert has been ousted from Congress after losing her re-election bid to Democrat Eileen Laubacher in a tight race after years of scandals plagued her time in office.
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The Associated Press called her race over a week after the midterm elections, during which a 'bluenami' took over the nation.
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She trailed narrowly behind Laubacher, losing by just over 3,000 votes - 47.9 percent to Laubacher's 49.8 percent - with 99 percent of the votes counted.
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The 39-year-old went down swinging, with her campaign insisting that it was investigating 'unusual voter patterns,' vowing to fight for every ballot.
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Boebert, who has been a close Trump ally but isn't afraid to speak out against his policies, placed blame on his war on Iran for a wave of GOP losses.
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In a local interview last week, Boebert said that her takeaway on overwhelming GOP losses is: 'You don't start endless wars.'
'That’s a big one.
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I mean, I’ve been frustrated about the Iran war.
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There was nothing i could do individually to stop what was happening there,' she went on.
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Her defeat is particularly notable given that she had won the district by 11.6 percentage points in 2024.
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The seat had been rated as leaning Republican by the Cook Political Report, making the Democratic challenge one to watch on election night.
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The Colorado Republican, one of the most recognizable faces of Trump's political movement, lost her re-election fight to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in the state's 4th Congressional District
Boebert's defeat marks a dramatic turnaround for a politician who once appeared virtually inseparable from the Republican Party's populist movement
Boebert was never far from controversy during her time in Congress
During the campaign, Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, criticized Boebert after she voted against war powers resolutions intended to restrict military action in Iran.
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Boebert's downfall marks a dramatic turnaround for a politician who once appeared virtually inseparable from the Republican Party's populist movement.
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Her time in Congress was repeatedly overshadowed by controversy, including the infamous 2023 incident at a Denver theater, where she was escorted out of a performance of Beetlejuice after being accused of vaping and engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior.
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She later apologized for her conduct.
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The congresswoman also faced scrutiny over her campaign finances, her bitter divorce from Jayson Boebert, and her decision to abandon Colorado's Third Congressional District to run in the more Republican-friendly Fourth District in 2024.
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Her 21-year-old son Tyler, one of her four children, recently accepted a plea deal for child abuse charges that would see him serve just 30 days behind bars.
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He faced a misdemeanor charge of child abuse without injury after he allegedly left his two-year-old son unattended at his mother's home in Windsor, Colorado, in February.
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His son Josiah was found wandering away from the family's house, which is located close to a lake.
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He has since accepted a deal from the Weld County District Attorney's Office to plead guilty to charges of child abuse and negligence without injury, according to court documents.
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Another controversy that dogged Boebert during the campaign erupted in September, when she was hit with a sworn complaint to the House Ethics Committee accusing her of having sexual relationships with three current and former congressional staffers.
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The explosive filing, submitted by activist David Wheeler, alleged that Boebert had an affair with a former senior aide and arranged a $200,000 payment to keep her quiet after the relationship allegedly ended.
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It also accused her of inappropriate relationships with two other members of her congressional team.
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The allegations raised questions about whether Boebert had violated House ethics rules governing relationships between lawmakers and staff members, as well as the use of campaign and congressional funds.
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Boebert furiously denied the claims, branding them politically motivated and 'utterly false.'
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The former aide named in the complaint also rejected the allegations, calling them defamatory.
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The House Ethics Committee had not announced an investigation.
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But the district Boebert was competing in was far from the only battleground drawing attention.
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Boebert first entered the House in 2021
In the state's 8th Congressional District, Manny Rutinel flipped the seat to Democrat after defeating incumbent Republican Gabe Evans.
Republican Congressman Jeff Crank also faced a serious challenge from Democrat Jessica Killin in Colorado's 5th District, while Republican Jeff Hurd was defending his seat against Democrat Dwayne Romero in the 3rd District.
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After a brutal night for Republicans, Democrats took overall control of the House and could win at least 258 seats.
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Democrats also took control of the Senate after flipping several seats throughout the country.
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