Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado urged patience on Monday, saying in a social media video that her re-election race wasn’t over and that every ballot must be counted before declaring a winner, including military and overseas ballots.
The video came after CNN reported that it had projected Rep. Lauren Boebert was trailing Democrat Eileen Laubacher, the retired Navy rear admiral, in the race for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District seat. With nearly 98% of ballots tallied so far, Laubacher leads Boebert by almost 3,200 votes, 48.8% to 47.9%, while the Associated Press has not called the race yet.
“Hey everyone. So I got off my Frontier flight from Colorado to D.C., and I saw that CNN and the Democrats want to call my race and prematurely declare victory,” Lauren Boebert said in the video.
“So just a quick reminder that counties still have until Nov. 13 under Colorado law to finish counting and curing every eligible ballot,” she added. “There are thousands that still need curing, plus military and overseas votes. Declaring victory now is like icing a cake before it comes out of the oven.”
Curing means fixing any voter issues related to the ballot, like missing or mismatched signatures.
Laubacher announced on Monday that she won in a social media post. Boebert had not conceded by Monday night.
During the remainder of her social media video, Rep. Lauren Boebert thanked her supporters.
“While I have you here, I also want to say that I am so grateful to every Coloradan who voted, to my tenacious team who continues to serve, and to every volunteer still making calls and knocking doors,” Boebert said in her video message.
“Regardless of the final outcome, we will move forward to future victories together,” Boebert added. “We’ll make sure that every eligible vote is counted and every single voice is heard before we take any next steps. Talk to you soon.”
If the projection holds, the results will flip an overwhelmingly red seat, as well as the national political trend favoring Republicans that was seen during the 2022 midterm elections.
Boebert, who was elected for the first time in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in 2020, switched to Colorado’s 4th Congressional District in 2024, where she secured a near-12-percentage-point win.
