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Republican incumbent U.S. Representative and Trump ally Lauren Boebert is projected to lose her re-election bid for Colorado's 4th congressional district to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher, a retired two-star U.S. Navy rear admiral, CNN projects.
As of Monday afternoon, 98 percent of the votes were tallied. Boebert trailed Laubacher 47.9 percent to 48.8 percent. The announcement comes nearly a week after the midterm elections that saw a blue wave sweep through Congress. Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate and House, with several surprising flips in traditionally Republican states contributing to the result, such as Democrat James Talarico winning Texas’ U.S. Senate seat, and Democrat Annie Andrews winning South Carolina’s. However, several key Senate and House races remain undecided. Boebert's was among them until Monday.
Newsweek reached out to Laubacher and Boebert for comment by email on Monday afternoon.
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Boebert’s Career
Prior to entering politics Boebert ran and owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, where staff members were permitted to openly carry firearms.
Boebert was first elected to the House representing Colorado’s 3rd congressional district in November 2020, swiftly acquired a reputation as one of Trump’s most outspoken supporters in the lower chamber.
She attracted national attention for incidents including heckling President Biden during his 2022 State of the Union address and was a vocal supporter of Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
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In 2024 Boebert was elected for a third term after switching to Colorado’s most Republican-leaning 4th congressional district beating Democrat Trisha Calvarese with 53.6 percent of the vote against 42.4 percent.
However in November 2025 Boebert was one of four House Republicans who defied the White House and signed a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Department of Justice’s files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The petition helped force congressional action that culminated in the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Trump signed into law on November 19, 2025.
In May 2026 Trump suggested Boebert should face a Republican primary challenge after she campaigned for GOP Representative Thomas Massie, who had clashed with the president over his One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Epstein files. Massie was defeated in a primary challenge by Ed Gallrein, who Trump endorsed.
In a post on his Truth Social website, Trump wrote: “Boebert is campaigning for the Worst ’Republican’ Congressman in the History of our Country, Thomas Massie, of the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, and anybody who can be that dumb deserves a good Primary fight.”
Responding on X Boebert said: “Yes, I saw the President’s post. No, I’m not mad or offended. I knew the risks when I agreed to stand by my friend Thomas Massie. I was, and will be, America First, America Always, and MAGA.”
Controversies
In September 2023 Boebert and a male companion were escorted out of a performance of Beetlejuice: The Musical in Denver, Colorado, for causing a disturbance, with surveillance footage appearing to show the pair touching each other intimately, while Boebert later acknowledged that she had been vaping.
Boebert apologized for the incident which she said “fell short of my values” adding it had been a “challenging personal time for me and my entire family” due to her ongoing divorce.
In 2024 Boebert was briefly investigated by police after her ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, accused her of punching him in a Colorado restaurant. She denied the allegation and was not charged. Police closed the investigation, saying the allegation was unfounded because of a lack of evidence.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
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