Lauren Boebert, a MAGA Favorite, Loses Her Re-election Bid in Colorado (Bayliss Wagner & Kellen Browning, NY Times, November 13, 2026)

From The New York Times:

Lauren Boebert, a MAGA Favorite, Loses Her Re-election Bid in Colorado

Ms. Boebert’s loss to Eileen Laubacher in a conservative House district represents a significant victory for Democrats.

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Representative Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, was seen as increasingly vulnerable as her alliance with President Trump became a liability. Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times

By Bayliss Wagner and Kellen Browning

Nov. 13, 2026Updated 5:32 p.m. ET

Representative Lauren Boebert, a hard-line Republican, on Friday narrowly lost her bid for re-election in a conservative Colorado district, according to The Associated Press, an outcome that showed just how deeply Democrats had encroached into Republican territory this year.

Ms. Boebert, a fiery favorite of the MAGA movement, switched congressional districts a few years ago after her former district grew more competitive. But the change was not enough to keep her from being ousted by Eileen Laubacher, a Democrat.

Ms. Laubacher, a retired rear admiral in the Navy, was leading by more than 3,000 votes when The Associated Press called the race. Ms. Boebert said she called to congratulate Ms. Laubacher on Friday, four days after the Democrat declared victory, and hinted that she would not be retreating from the public eye.

“Public service was never meant to be a lifetime career, nor did I ever intend for it to be for myself,” Ms. Boebert said in a video posted on X. ”Our founders expected representatives to serve and go back home.”