CBS calls Colorado seat for former Republican Eileen Laubacher

The retired admiral is projected to unseat Lauren Boebert after a close count, with rural healthcare and costs among her campaign priorities.

Channel: CBS Colorado Story of November 14, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 47,202 views a day, 29 times a normal first day on this channel (1,616).

Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeats incumbent Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District

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Eileen Laubacher had already gone to Washington for new-member orientation while ballots were still being counted, as we reported here. CBS News now projects that the Democrat has won Colorado's 4th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert.

CBS Colorado's brief announcement puts the gap at about one percentage point. Its results graphic identifies the outcome as a projection, with nearly all votes counted, rather than a certified final result.

The report introduces Laubacher as a retired two-star admiral and former Republican. It also outlines the priorities she campaigned on: tackling corruption, improving rural healthcare and lowering costs. Those details give viewers a short introduction to the person projected to take the seat, beyond the familiar name of the incumbent.

The announcement drew roughly 19,000 views in its first six hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a Short. It follows CBS Colorado's earlier report on the remaining ballots, moving the station's coverage from an unresolved count to a projected result.

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The numbers

The election announcement passed CBS Colorado's usual first-day Shorts audience within its opening six hours.

the video's first day

usual first day here

1,616

this video

47,202

subscribers

175,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

219,740,084

views per day

151,208

typical day: 204,551

the video

views

18,731

likes

196

comments

59

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

FOX 7 Austin

194,000

CHCH News

181,000

WJZ

179,000

CBS Colorado

175,000

CBC British Columbia

161,000

WKRN News 2

148,000

As of November 14, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.