Correction: This story has been updated with additional numbers and sources. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Col.) is among the many Republicans who lost in the historic 2026 midterm election night.As of Thursday evening, Laubacher opened a wider lead from Boebert at 0.9 percent, according to NBC News. Color...

There are an estimated 12,000 ballots left to count 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.

    • bufalo1973@piefed.socialEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Easy fix, already used in other countries: start mailing sooner so they arrive before the election day.

      • arrow74@lemmy.zip
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        3 days ago

        The issue when it’s that close you still have to wait for everything to come in. We mail out 1-3 months in advance depending on state, but in some states you just have to have it post marked on election day