Boebert says ‘fat lady hasn’t sung yet’ in her House race

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) insisted Monday that her reelection race wasn’t over yet, despite CNN projecting a win for her Democratic opponent earlier in the day.

“The fat lady ain’t sung yet,” Boebert told TMZ’s Jacob Wasserman near the House steps .

“We have thousands of ballots that are being cured,” she continued, referring to the process by which voters can correct errors on absentee or mail-in ballots.

The GOP lawmaker said this process would be completed Friday, following the Thursday evening correction deadline . Boebert also noted there are still military and overseas ballots that need to be received and tallied.

“So there’s thousands of ballots, and if it changes the outcome, it changes the outcome, and if not, we’ll accept the decision,” she told Wasserman.

The race for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District is one of the last House contests yet to be called by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), along with more than a dozen others .

Democrats already secured control of both chambers of Congress in last week’s midterm elections , but additional seats would bolster the party’s chances of securing their legislative priorities.

Boebert’s opponent, Eileen Laubacher, was leading by less than 1 point as of Monday evening, with 95 percent of the vote in, according to DDHQ. Laubacher, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, declared victory in a Monday statement shared on her campaign social media account.

“This victory is historic,” the Democrat wrote in a post on the social platform X . “But making history means nothing if we don’t make a difference. My focus is simple: lower costs, protect healthcare, strengthen rural communities, take on corruption in both parties and hold Washington accountable.”

When pressed by Wasserman on Monday evening about how she would feel about losing her House seat, Boebert replied, “It’s almost liberating in a sense.”

“I want to offer condolences to some of my friends that did win,” she added.

The Colorado Republican stressed that she would want to ensure her staff had good placements outside of her House office if she lost her reelection.

“That would be a big priority. Other than that, this job doesn’t define me,” she told Wasserman. “Elections matter, but this doesn’t change who I am and what I do.”