Mandatory recount ordered for Colorado Congressional District 3
The Colorado Secretary of State's Office has ordered a mandatory recount of the results for the race of Colorado Congressional District 3. That mandatory recount is required if the vote is within 0.5% of the winner's total.
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's challenger Democrat Adam Frisch conceded in what was an unexpectedly tight race 10 days after Election Day. On that day, CBS News Colorado political analyst Dick Wadhams, a Republican, spoke about the likely reasons why Boebert -- who became known for her combative style in her first term in Congress -- nearly lost the race.
"The bottom line is this. The 3rd District said to Congresswoman Boebert 'Tone it down, we don't like your behavior.' I think she's right when she says that they like her policy decisions. It's a conservative district.
"But, you know, they don't like their Congresswoman yelling at the president during the State of the Union address. They don't like those antics. And frankly, I think she should have shown a little bit more grace when Nancy Pelosi announced her decision to step down as leader of the House Democrats. Rather than attacking her, I think she should have paid tribute to the length of service of Pelosi. She's got to do a few of these things, and I think she will.
Boebert acknowledged on the day of Frisch's concession that voters appear to be looking for fewer disputes.
"The big takeaway that I've seen and what I've heard from constituents is I'm right on the policies, but everyone is ready for Washington DC to kind of take the temperature down a notch, and I'm very excited and optimistic that we have the opportunity to do that now," Boebert said.
Wadhams said he's "gratified" that Boebert said as much, but "she's got to follow through."
