DENVER — Democrat Adam Frisch conceded the election to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, saying the state’s automatic recount is unlikely to change the outcome in a race separated by fewer than 600 votes.
“I just got off the phone with Representative Boebert,” Mr. Frisch said in a Friday video post on Facebook. “I called her to formally concede this election. Please know that in the coming weeks, I will pause to reflect on this race, how I can continue to work for the people of western and southern Colorado and of this great nation.”
His decision to concede came hours after the first-term congresswoman declared victory, citing figures released Thursday by the Colorado secretary of state’s office that showed her ahead by 551 votes.