Upset Brief · CO-04 · Eileen Laubacher (D) vs. Lauren Boebert (R), incumbent
A long shot on the math: it takes a 14.3-point national wave.
1%
odds today
2%
odds with the plan
64,911
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 2
Where
- 01+91Precinct 4304318201 (Douglas County)Starting line Laubacher +15. 8.0% split their ticket. About 387 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 02+72Precinct 4274003369 (Arapahoe County)Starting line Laubacher +22. 4.5% split their ticket. About 593 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 03+68Precinct 4303918120 (Douglas County)Starting line Laubacher +14. 4.9% split their ticket. About 950 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 04+67Precinct 4303918208 (Douglas County)Starting line Laubacher +27. 5.0% split their ticket. About 551 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 05+67Precinct 4274003340 (Arapahoe County)Starting line Laubacher +17. 4.8% split their ticket. About 570 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 06+66Precinct 4236535606 (Larimer County)Starting line Boebert +9. 7.4% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 6% of the plan.
How
- P+10,265Persuade10,265 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Boebert today.
- M+531MobilizeAt least 9,701 people who voted in 2024 but not in 2022, in precincts where Laubacher's side wins at least 55 percent.
- C+1,670ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Laubacher's way.
Plus a national shift of 14.3 points of margin (52,446 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Laubacher wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Boebert.
- In Precinct 4303918208 (Douglas County) and Precinct 4274003369 (Arapahoe County), 35 percent of the people who voted in 2024 but skipped 2022 come back and vote.
- The national environment moves about 14.3 points toward Laubacher's side between now and November 3.
- No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
- 01Crossover regression475 precincts, R² 0.994, 73 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -95,584 to -9,653 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30Laubacher $3,610,909 cash on hand; Boebert $247,202.
- 04Call program for this list24,151 households, 72,453 dials, about 3,797 live conversations: an estimated $8,376 at published rates.
Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Colorado Secretary of State precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.