Rep. Lauren Boebert’s reelection campaign says it is looking into what it calls unusual voting patterns as the Colorado Republican trails her Democratic opponent in a tight race for the state’s 4th Congressional District.
In a statement released Thursday night, campaign attorney Scott Gessler said a significant number of votes remain outstanding and that the campaign is fighting to make sure every legal vote is counted. He argued that ballot returns since election night have been trending in Boebert’s direction, steadily shrinking the margin to under one percentage point.
“We are investigating some very unusual voting patterns and expect this election to head to a recount, one way or another,” Gessler said.
Gessler added that every legal vote must be counted accurately, fully and transparently, and said the campaign would keep investigating to protect the integrity of the election and give Coloradans full confidence in the results. The statement did not specify what patterns the campaign had identified. Gessler is a former Republican Colorado secretary of state.
Boebert is trailing Democrat Eileen Laubacher, a retired Navy admiral. As of Thursday night, Laubacher led by 2,927 votes, according to Denver 9News anchor Kyle Clark. Clark noted that the margin is well outside Colorado’s automatic recount threshold of 921 votes, though a campaign can pay for a recount outside that range. With more than 95% of the vote counted, Boebert trailed by less than one percentage point.
Boebert, who is seeking a fourth term, is no stranger to close races. In 2022, she narrowly held her old seat in the 3rd District by just 551 votes. She then switched to the more conservative 4th District in 2024, which was viewed as a safer Republican seat.
Her race is one of many still being counted after Tuesday’s midterms, in which Democrats flipped seats across the country and won control of both the House and Senate. If Boebert loses, it would mark another Democratic gain in Colorado.
Despite her campaign’s statement, Boebert struck a more accepting tone in an interview with Clark on Wednesday. She said that losing would not define her, describing herself as a mother, a grandmother and a believer, and said she would continue moving forward in faith.
Whether the campaign moves forward with a paid recount or any further legal action remains to be seen. For now, county clerks continue tallying the remaining ballots in one of the most closely watched House races in the country.
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