Lauren Boebert Loses Reelection Bid Years After Fleeing To Redder District

Republican Lauren Boebert lost her Colorado re-election race to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, two years after moving to a more strongly Republican district in an effort to avoid a close contest. The result comes amid broader Democratic gains in Congress and voter concerns about the economy and the Iran war.

Boebert had won Colorado’s Third District in 2022 by 546 votes, then moved to the Fourth District in 2024; Republican Jeff Hurd subsequently won the Third by two points. Laubacher, a former US Navy servicemember with 34 years’ service, campaigned on affordability and tackling corruption. Boebert had remained a prominent Trump ally but broke with him over a petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.