Democrat projected to win Colorado district held by Republican incumbent

Democrat Eileen Laubacher is projected to win Colorado's Fourth Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert, according to an election-results projection. The reported call concerns the expected winner; it is not the same step as an official certification of the final vote totals.

Laubacher is a retired US Navy rear admiral. Boebert had moved to the more conservative district for the previous election. The projected Democratic gain is another setback for Republicans following their wider losses in the midterm elections.

The projection does not mean the sitting representative leaves office immediately. It concerns the next congressional term, while the outgoing Congress continues its remaining work. The report did not provide a certified final margin for this race.

Counting also continues in some Senate and House contests, including close races separated by only hundreds of votes. Those outstanding counts are distinct from the projected Colorado result. National political reactions to the midterms do not themselves establish errors or wrongdoing in this district's vote count.