New York, November 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Eileen Laubacher, a former US Navy rear admiral who served as defence attache at the American Embassy in New Delhi, has defeated Republican hardliner Lauren Boebert in the US midterm elections, securing a Democratic victory in a Colorado House of Representatives constituency.
Laubacher was declared the winner on Friday, overcoming Boebert by a margin of approximately 3,000 votes. The result marks a major political turnaround in a constituency that had been a Republican stronghold, with Boebert winning it by a 24-percentage-point margin in 2024.
Boebert conceded defeat in a post on X, saying she was returning home and adding that it would not be the last people heard from her.
Laubacher served as defence attache at the US Embassy in New Delhi from 2019 to 2022. She subsequently joined the administration of President Joe Biden as a special assistant to the President and senior director for South Asia at the National Security Council. She retired from service in 2024.
During her tenure in India, Laubacher was involved in efforts to deepen defence cooperation between the two countries. These included the signing of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), which facilitates the sharing of geospatial information and satellite data, and the launch of initiatives aimed at joint defence technology development and production.
Laubacher, who had been a registered Republican until switching to the Democratic Party last year, contested the election as a centrist, mindful of the constituency’s political history.
After being declared the winner, she said she was willing to work with everyone, including President Donald Trump and members of both political parties, to deliver results for Colorado.
Laubacher followed her grandfather, a Navy diver, and father, a vice admiral, into the US Navy. Her career included work in naval intelligence and a stint in Afghanistan. She was promoted to rear admiral while serving at the US Embassy in New Delhi.
Boebert, a staunch Trump supporter, had recently differed with the President over the release of government files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She also faced controversy after being removed from a theatre with a male companion for disruptive behaviour during a performance. Laubacher used the incident in a campaign video to question her opponent’s conduct and seriousness.
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