Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, who has expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, has been projected as the winner of a House race in the state’s 3rd Congressional District.
The Associated Press called the race Wednesday morning with 90 percent of precincts reporting. Boebert had 51 percent of the vote, while Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush had 46 percent
Mitsch Bush lost to Rep. Scott Tipton (R) by about 8 points in 2018.
Boebert won the GOP nomination earlier this year after defeating Tipton in the primary, scoring an upset victory against the five-term lawmaker.
But Boebert’s rise has been marked by controversy.
The conservative firebrand gained national recognition for her ownership of Shooters Grill, a restaurant that drew headlines for allowing its waiting staff to openly carry firearms.
Comments she made praising QAnon, the baseless conspiracy that President Trump is fighting a cabal of demonic government insiders running a pedophilia ring, later surfaced, drawing heightened scrutiny.
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