Democrat Adam Frisch conceded to Jeff Hurd in the race to fill the seat of outgoing Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.

Republican Jeff Hurd took the lead over Democrat Adam Frisch in preliminary, unofficial returns in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, the GOP-leaning seat that U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert left after

Republican Jeff Hurd has won the U.S. House seat in Colorado that Rep. Lauren Boebert left. Hurd’s victory fulfills the congresswoman’s hope that her mid-election departure from the race would make it easier for a different Republican to retain the seat after she nearly lost it in 2022.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert currently represents the district and announced last December that she would change districts to continue representing Colorado in Congress. In 2022, Boebert narrowly won her re-election over Frisch by 546 votes.

GRAND JUNCTION — The race between Democrat Adam Frisch and Republican Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District was too close to call Tuesday night, leaving open the possibility that the district could be represented in Washington by a Democrat for the first time in more than a decade.

The 3rd Congressional District of Colorado will stay in Republican hands. Democrat Adam Frisch conceded in the race around 4:00 p.m. local time. With 88% of the vote counted, Republican Jeff Hurd led Frisch 50.

Early election results show Republican Jeff Hurd ahead of Democrat Adam Frisch despite Frisch’s more than a $10 million fundraising advantage in the race to take Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s seat representing Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.

Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, won by being “as exciting as a bread sandwich” after Lauren Boebert nearly lost the district for Republicans in 2022

Republican Jeff Hurd wins election to U.S. House in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.

Republican Jeff Hurd defeated Democratic challenger Adam Frisch and will represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in the House, succeeding Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) after she switched districts.