Lauren Boebert loses Colorado seat to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, NBC projects
Incumbent Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert was defeated by Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, according to NBC News projections.
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert was defeated by Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, NBC News projects. Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral and Afghanistan war veteran who served on the National Security Council in the Biden administration, won the seat after the district was redrawn following Boebert's narrow 2022 victory in the 3rd District.
"Integrity matters. Character matters. Truth matters, and public service should always be about what you can do for other people, not what you do for yourself," Laubacher said to supporters on election night, as reported by The Colorado Sun.
Boebert, who had previously represented the 3rd District and shifted to the more Republican-leaning 4th District for the 2024 race, cited heavy campaign spending against her and criticized the Senate for not passing several House-sponsored Republican bills.
Before entering politics, Boebert was a gun-rights activist and owned a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado. She defeated Rep. Scott Tipton in the 2020 GOP primary and was a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. In November 2025, Boebert joined Democrats in a discharge petition to release Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a move that conflicted with Trump's position. Later, she campaigned with Rep. Thomas Massie, also involved in the petition, after Trump threatened to withdraw his endorsement.
Boebert's tenure in Congress was marked by several high-profile controversies, including a 2021 incident involving Rep. Ilhan Omar and a 2022 State of the Union interruption alongside Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.