Lauren Boebert campaign says it’s investigating 'unusual voting patterns'

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) is on the way down, with only a slim chance of regaining the votes needed to keep her U.S. House seat.

The Daily Beast reported Friday morning that Boebert is crying fraud.

Boebert's campaign announced late Thursday that they fully intend to investigate “unusual voting patterns” as the margin widens between her and her Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher.

An estimated 12,000 ballots remain to be counted as of late Thursday evening. Most of those ballots are from Arapahoe County. Only 85 percent of the county's votes are reported. Arapahoe County supported Laubacher overwhelmingly (60.9 percent) to Boebert's 35.8 percent.

According to NBC News, Boebert must win 61.4 percent of the remaining vote to overtake Laubacher, with the latter ahead by 0.9 percent. That is outside the mandated recount percentage. Boebert is running out of ballots to make up the deficit. Her strongest source of Republican votes is largely finished.

Boebert is ready to claim the election was rigged. Boebert left her district (Colorado 3rd District) after winning there by just 551 votes. The Fourth District was supposed to be more Republican friendly, but it wasn't just a blue wave; it was a blue tsunami.

Boebert's campaign lawyer, Scott Gessler, told Mediaite in a statement that they're seeing a strange voting pattern. Indeed, Republicans have faced those unusual numbers across the country.

“We are investigating some very unusual voting patterns and expect this election to head to a recount, one way or another,” Gessler said.

“A significant number of votes remain outstanding in the race. We are fighting for every vote and will continue to ensure every legal vote is counted. Since election night, ballot returns have been trending in Congresswoman Boebert’s direction, consistently lowering the margin under one percentage point," he said.

The 2026 election saw massive turnout that was largely anti-Republican. That "unusual voting pattern" didn't happen only in Boebert's district. The entire country took the step to oppose Republicans and President Donald Trump.

No wrongdoing has been cited as evidence by Gessler or anyone else. There were no specifics about what counties the campaign thinks saw unusual activity.

Local anchor Kyle Clark reported that Laubacher's lead fell from about 2.2 percent to 0.65 percent, over the course of the counting. It has since expanded to 0.9 percent. That describes movement in the reported results, not, by itself, evidence of wrongdoing.