Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert slightly trails Democratic challenger in Colorado race

The Colorado businessman who almost unseated Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., last year released a poll Tuesday showing him with a 2-point lead over the incumbent.

The poll found that 50% of likely voters in Colorado’s third congressional district would vote for opponent Adam Frisch, versus 48% for Boebert. The poll by Keating Research had a 3.5-point margin of error and was funded by Frisch’s campaign.

"This is the only poll that I have seen with Adam up," said Chris Keating, whose firm conducted the poll. He also said his firm was the only one during the 2022 cycle to predict that Frisch’s race against Boebert would be close. The final margin was 546 votes.

The news comes on the heels of another strong fundraising report from Frisch’s campaign. From Jan. 1 to June 30, Frisch’s campaign raised $4.4 million to Boebert’s $1.6 million, a nearly three-to-one margin, according to records from the Federal Election Commission.

Frisch led Boebert in donations from those who gave under $200, bringing in $2.8 million from smaller donors to Boebert’s roughly $620,000. Frisch spent $2.3 million and has $2.5 million in cash. Boebert spent $912,000 and has $1.4 million.