The conservative brand was seen as likely to reach a second term, so even if he maintains his slim lead after the counts are complete, the close margin marks a big surprise in this year’s midterm elections. As of Tuesday afternoon, Republicans are just one seat away from taking the House majority. With 12 seats still up for grabs, the GOP has multiple paths to victory with a chance to wipe out Boebert’s lead. Both Boebert and Frisch have indicated a recount is likely in their race after any remaining votes are counted, urging their supporters to donate so the campaigns can continue to spend resources as the count progresses. Colorado law mandates an automatic recount when the winner’s margin of victory is less than one-half percent. Boebert’s margin of just 0.4 percent as of Tuesday afternoon would qualify, although a small number of ballots have yet to be counted. “I told you all year, the Left would do anything they could to get rid of me,” Bobert wrote on Friday. “As this race comes down to the final vote, I need your help to make sure we have the resources to finish what we started!” “To help us continue the process and help us prepare for a possible recount, we need your support now more than ever!” Fries wrote similarly on Sunday. Frisch is in Washington this week for the new congressman’s orientation, as he waits to see if he will finally be upset. It remains unclear exactly how many ballots remain to be counted. The Colorado secretary of state’s office declined to provide a count, saying it changes “minute by minute” based on new data from counties. Fries told The Hill on Monday that he expected it to remain between 3,000 and 6,000 votes as he expressed optimism that he still had some way to go to close Bobert’s lead. “I’m sure we’ll be in the hunt,” Frisch said. The Hill reached out to Boebert’s campaign for comment. Additional tables may come later this week due to legal deadlines. “I told my friends and family, you don’t have to click the box,” Frisch said, referring to posting results online. “You don’t have to click the box until probably Wednesday, Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.” Voters whose signatures on mail-in ballots don’t match state records have until Wednesday afternoon to cure their ballot so it can be counted. In Pueblo County, one of the largest in Bobert’s district, election records show just 500 ballots remain unsealed as of Monday. Ballots from voters living abroad can also arrive by Wednesday afternoon, and Fries estimated there may be about 1,000 of those ballots in the precinct. “I was surprised to learn that they are supposed to be lax enough to focus on these overseas ballots, citizens and Democrats,” he said. Super PAC with ties to McConnell pledges more than $14 million in Georgia Senate runoff amid tensions with Scott Stefanik winning election as GOP convention chairman While those groups make up large portions of the uncounted votes, Jack Todd, deputy communications director for the Colorado secretary of state, indicated they’re not the only ones left. “County clerks are also holding a small number of ballots until the cured and overseas ballots and military voters are ready to count,” Todd said. “This is to ensure that how a voter voted remains anonymous.” Mychael Schnell contributed.
