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Lauren Boebert will lose her seat in Congress to Democrat Laubacher, AP projects

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-11-13 · by John Parkinson, Lauren Peller, Oren Oppenheim

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The Associated Press projected on Friday that Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert will lose her seat in the 4th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher. With 99% of the expected vote reported, Laubacher held a 48.8% to 47.9% lead, a margin of approximately 3,400 votes. The report highlights Boebert's legislative history, including her role as a staunch defender of Donald Trump and her recent break with his administration over a discharge petition to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Republican firebrand Lauren Boebert lost her bid for reelection to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District during the 2026 midterms. The Associated Press called the race over on Friday, reporting that Laubacher won with 48.8% of the vote compared to Boebert’s 47.9%, while Libertarian candidate Douglas Mangeris secured 3.3%. This defeat marks the end of Boebert’s tenure in Congress after three terms, a position she moved into in 2024 after switching to the "redder" 4th District from the 3rd District. Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral and Afghanistan war veteran, defeated the MAGA supporter who had previously faced several scandals during her time in office. The loss occurred amid a broader "blue tsunami" in the midterms, which saw Democrats flip seats and potentially gain control of both chambers of Congress in the term beginning in January. Before the final results were tallied, Boebert had criticized the Republican Party for being "too moderate" while facing her own potential defeat.

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ABC News (US)This outlet13 Nov

The Associated Press projected on Friday that Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert will lose her seat in the 4th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher. With 99% of the expected vote reported, Laubacher held a 48.8% to 47.9% lead, a margin of approximately 3,400 votes. The report highlights Boebert's legislative history, including her role as a staunch defender of Donald Trump…

Lauren Boebert will lose her seat in Congress to Democrat Laubacher, AP projects (this article)
The Independent13 Nov

Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is facing a potential loss of her seat in the 4th congressional district, where Democrat Eileen Laubacher currently leads with 186,218 votes to Boebert's 182,856. In an interview with NewsNation, the 39-year-old congresswoman attributed the narrow race and the broader Republican midterm losses to various factors including policy debates, corruption, and claims that voters were…

Lauren Boebert blames everything but herself as midterms defeat looms →2 articles from The Independent on this story
CBS News13 Nov

Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert to win Colorado's 4th Congressional District, a race decided by a margin of just 1% of the vote. The report highlights the tense final tally process where Boebert defended the counting of military and overseas ballots while Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, prepared to join the 120th Congress. The piece contextualizes the win by noting…

Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeats Lauren Boebert in House race →2 articles from CBS News on this story
NBC News13 Nov

Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher defeated Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District during a midterm election characterized by a wave of losses for GOP incumbents. Boebert, a vocal defender of Donald Trump who moved to the redder district in 2024 after winning her previous seat by 546 votes in 2022, attributed her loss to significant campaign spending and Senate gridlock. The…

Rep. Lauren Boebert, conservative firebrand from Colorado, loses her race for re-election →
Daily Mail13 Nov

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert lost her re-election bid in Colorado's 4th Congressional District to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, trailing by just over 3,000 votes with 47.9 percent of the total. The report characterizes Boebert’s defeat as a dramatic turnaround for a prominent Trump ally whose tenure was defined by various controversies, including a 2023 theater incident and scrutiny over her campaign…

Lauren Boebert spectacularly ousted from Congress after years of scandals tank re-election bid →
Just the News13 Nov

Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher defeated Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert in a midterm election, winning by a margin of 48.8% to 47.9%. This victory contributes to a shift where Democrats now hold 256 seats in the House compared to 169 for Republicans, with 10 races still remaining. The report highlights this result as a significant loss for the GOP, noting that Democrats will control both…

Lauren Boebert loses reelection in latest midterm defeat for Republicans →
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Washington Examiner13 Nov

Rep. Lauren Boebert lost her bid for reelection to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. Despite moving to a more conservative district to improve her chances of staying in office, Boebert lost the race by a narrow margin of 48.79% to 47.9%, or approximately 3,000 votes. This report frames the outcome as a jarring loss for the incumbent representative.

Boebert loses reelection bid despite moving to more conservative district →
The Guardian13 Nov

Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated Republican Lauren Boebert by less than 1% in the election for Colorado's fourth congressional district. Laubacher, a retired navy rear admiral, won the seat after a campaign that focused on her national security experience and Boebert's controversial three-term tenure. The reporting highlights the shift in this conservative stronghold, noting that both candidates recently moved…

Trump-backed Maga firebrand Lauren Boebert defeated in Colorado congressional race →
New York Post13 Nov

Incumbent Republican Representative Lauren Boebert lost her re-election bid in Colorado's 4th Congressional District to political newcomer and retired Navy rear admiral Laubacher, who secured 48.8% of the vote to Boebert's 47.9%. The report highlights the narrow margin of the loss in a district that previously voted for Donald Trump by 18 points, noting that Boebert is one of over 30 Republican incumbents voted out…

Lauren Boebert loses re-election bid in solid red Colorado district →
Fox News13 Nov

The Associated Press projected that Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher will win Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert. Laubacher maintained a slim 48.7% lead over Boebert’s 47.9% once 99% of the ballots were counted, while Libertarian candidate Douglas Mangeris received just over 3% of the vote. The report frames Boebert's loss as part of a broader blue wave that…

Rep Lauren Boebert projected to lose House seat in another Democratic flip →
Toronto Star13 Nov

Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated three-term Republican Representative Lauren Boebert for Colorado's 4th Congressional District seat on Friday. Laubacher, a former Navy rear admiral, unseated a prominent figure in conservative media during an election that is currently shaping up to be the most lopsided in half a century. The report highlights this victory as part of a broader trend of surprising Republican losses…

Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado loses House seat to Democrat Eileen Laubacher →
Daily Caller13 Nov

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert lost her reelection bid in Colorado’s Fourth District to Democratic candidate Eileen Laubacher after moving from her previous district to secure a safer seat. Boebert previously won her 2022 race in the third district by a margin of only 546 votes, prompting her move to the redder district to avoid another close contest. The report highlights Boebert’s political history as a…

Lauren Boebert Loses Reelection Bid Years After Fleeing To Redder District →

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John Parkinson
15 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
Lauren Boebert will lose her seat in Congress to Democrat Laubacher, AP projects The Republican firebrand won't return for a fourth term.
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Lauren Boebert will lose her seat in Congress to Democrat Laubacher, AP projects The Republican firebrand won't return for a fourth term.
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Massie lost his re-election bid to a Trump-backed challenger earlier this year in the primaries; Mace didn't run for re-election to the House to launch a failed bid for governor in South Carolina; and Greene resigned from the House last January after Trump withdrew his support for her after she criticized him and his administration for their handling of the Epstein investigation, along with other matters. Boebert also drew the ire of Hillary Clinton for leaking photos of the former Secretary of State when she sat for a closed-door transcribed interview in the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein inquiry.
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Lauren Boebert will lose her seat in Congress to Democrat Laubacher, AP projects The Republican firebrand won't return for a fourth term.

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Lauren Boebert will lose her seat in Congress to Democrat Laubacher, AP projects The Republican firebrand won't return for a fourth term. asserted
firebrand → lose → term
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert will lose to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, The Associated Press projected Friday. asserted
Press → lose → District
With 99% of the expected vote reported, Laubacher led with 48.8% of the vote, followed by Boebert's 47.9%. asserted
Laubacher → expect → %
Laubacher led by around 3,400 votes when the AP made its projection. asserted
AP → lead → projection
In a post on X, Boebert said she had called Laubacher and offered her congratulations. asserted
she → say → congratulations
As for her future, she told her followers to "Stay tuned!" asserted
she → tell → followers
Laubacher retired from the Navy as an admiral after 34 years of service and was senior director for South Asia on the National Security Council during President Joe Biden’s administration. asserted
Laubacher → retire → administration
Boebert, 39, first gained national attention in 2019 as a gun rights advocate when she challenged then-Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke over his pledge to pursue gun control measures. asserted
she → gain → measures
She was first elected in 2020 to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District and won re-election by less than 600 votes in 2022. asserted
She → elect → 2022
Two years later, she opted to run in the 4th District and won a third term. asserted
she → opt → term
Her time on Capitol Hill was highlighted by two attempts to impeach President Joe Biden, as she had been one of President Donald Trump's fiercest defenders in Congress before breaking with his administration last year over a discharge petition to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. asserted
she → highlight → files
She was one of four Republicans who signed it, joining Reps. Thomas Massie, who co-sponsored the petition with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene. asserted
who → sign → Khanna
Massie lost his re-election bid to a Trump-backed challenger earlier this year in the primaries; Mace didn't run for re-election to the House to launch a failed bid for governor in South Carolina; and Greene resigned from the House last January after Trump withdrew his support for her after she criticized him and his administration for their handling of the Epstein investigation, along with other matters. Boebert also drew the ire of Hillary Clinton for leaking photos of the former Secretary of State when she sat for a closed-door transcribed interview in the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein inquiry. asserted
she → lose → inquiry
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