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Boebert and Laubacher locked in close Colorado House race as votes are counted
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Votes are still being counted in the close race for Colorado's 4th Congressional District between Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert and Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher. Scripps News reports Laubacher holding a narrow lead as counting continued Wednesday. Just the News, citing the Associated Press, reports Laubacher at 49.2% and Boebert at 47.7%, with no winner projected. Boebert moved to the 4th District from the 3rd in late 2023 and is seeking a fourth term. Laubacher served more than 30 years in the military, rising to admiral in the Navy.
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Votes were still being counted on Wednesday in the race between Rep. Lauren Boebert and Democrat Eileen Laubacher for Colorado's 4th District.
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- NewsNation, Scripps News
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Laubacher held a narrow lead over Boebert as vote counting continued.
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According to the Associated Press as cited by Just the News, Laubacher had 49.2% of the vote and Boebert 47.7%, with no winner projected.
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Boebert switched from Colorado's 3rd District to the 4th in late 2023 and is seeking a fourth term.
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- Scripps News
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Laubacher, the Democratic challenger, served more than 30 years in the military, rising to admiral in the Navy.
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All sides present report a close House race in Colorado's 4th District with votes still being counted. Center coverage stresses Boebert trailing a Democratic challenger, while right-side coverage stresses the district's Republican history and says the race is too close to call.
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Scripps leads with Boebert trailing a Democratic challenger in a tight race, while NewsNation uses a neutral live-results headline naming both candidates.
Lauren Boebert trails Democratic challenger in tight Colorado House race
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Just the News, the only right-side outlet here, leads with the Democrat's slight lead, calls the race too close to call, and stresses the district's Republican history.
Democrat challenging Lauren Boebert in Colorado U.S. House race holds slight lead, too close to call
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0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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2 outletsLeads with
- tight race
- Boebert trailing
- vote counting ongoing
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Live results: Rep. Lauren Boebert faces Eileen Laubacher in Colorado’s 4th District
- Scripps NewsCenter
Lauren Boebert trails Democratic challenger in tight Colorado House race
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is locked in a tight race to retain her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher holding a narrow lead as vote counting continued Wednesday. …
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- Democrat's slight lead
- too close to call
- Republican stronghold history
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Democrat challenging Lauren Boebert in Colorado U.S. House race holds slight lead, too close to call
The district is considered a Republican stronghold in the state, and the last time a Democrat was elected to represent the district was in 2008.
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