AP: Boebert/Frisch House Race Headed For Recount

The Associated Press reports:

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, a renowned conservative firebrand whose combative style helped define the new right, is likely headed to an automatic recount in her bid to fend off a surprisingly difficult challenge by a Democratic businessman from the ritzy ski town of Aspen.

The Associated Press has declared the election in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District too close to call. AP will await the results of a potential recount to call the race.

With nearly all votes counted, the incumbent Boebert leads Democrat Adam Frisch by 0.16 percentage points, or 551 votes out of nearly 327,000 votes counted. As counties finalized unofficial results on Thursday, Boebert’s already slim lead was cut in half.

Read the full article. Under Colorado law, a recount is automatically triggered when the final margin is less than 0.5%. As you can see below, Boebert is calling herself the winner despite the razor-thin margin.

With nearly all votes tallied, Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert led Democrat Adam Frisch by 0.16 percentage points, or 551 votes out of nearly 327,000 votes counted.

AP has declared the election too close to call. https://t.co/jachKQYGIb

— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) November 18, 2022

We won!

I am so thankful for all of your support and I am so proud to be your Representative! pic.twitter.com/4gnmflotiU

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) November 18, 2022