Lauren Boebert, the controversial rightwing lawmaker who was first elected to Congress in 2020, has won reelection in Colorado.

The result indicates that Boebert's brand of hardline conservatism continues to resonate with her Colrado voter base. Her new district, stretching from Fort Collins to the eastern plains, is largely populated by a reliable base of conservative voters aligned with her pro-gun, pro-Trump platform.

Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has won in a House district in Colorado where she moved midway through the election cycle to avoid what would have been a tough reelection bid in her old district.

Boebert, who served two terms in Colorado’s Third, switched districts this year, fearing her Democratic opponent – who nearly beat her in 2022 – would force her out of Congress. The Fourth is a more conservative district than the Third, but switching districts led to charges of being a “carpetbagger .”

Boebert, a rabble-rouser who’s helped define an ultra-conservative flank of the U.S. House, took a gamble in moving races, and it paid off.

Boebert’s strategy was two pronged: prove to voters in the 4th District that she’s about more than the negative media attention she’s received, and talk about the issues she thinks matter most to cons

Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will soon find out whether abruptly switching congressional districts in Colorado mid-election will help or hinder the Republican Party’s control of the House

Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has won her race to represent Colorado's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ projects.