MAGA firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has officially lost her reelection bid, delivering Democrats another major victory in a district President Donald Trump carried by 18 points.
The Associated Press called Colorado’s 4th Congressional District for Democrat Eileen Laubacher on Friday, ending days of uncertainty as the Trump-endorsed Boebert refused to concede despite trailing her challenger.
“The race has been baked since the morning after election night,” Colorado journalist Kyle Clark wrote on social media. “But Boebert didn’t concede as the final votes were counted.”
Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, defeated Boebert in a district long considered a Republican stronghold, becoming the latest Democrat to flip a GOP-held House seat in the party’s sweeping midterm victories.
VoteHube data analyst Zachary Donnini underscored the significance of the win.
“Eileen Laubacher has defeated Lauren Boebert in an upset to some, flipping a Trump+18 seat spanning much of rural Colorado,” he posted on X. “It’s the second-reddest district we've called for Democrats so far,” adding that a potential Democratic win in Tennessee would move it to third.
The staunch Trump ally’s stunning loss ends her six-year congressional career.
“Another significant GOP defeat,” journalist Ana Cabrera, a former CNN anchor, wrote.