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Race between Lauren Boebert, Adam Frisch was most expensive 2022 Colorado congressional contest per vote cast

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More money was spent per vote in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District than in any other federal race in the state this year.  Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Garfield County Republican, spent nearly $43 per vote in her re Election bid, while challenger Adam Frisch spent $32, according to a Colorado Sun analysis of federal campaign finance records from Oct. 20 through Nov. 28. That’s more than the $16 per vote Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet spent to win re Election over Republican Joe O’Dea, who spent $9 per vote. A mandatory recount is underway in the contest between Boebert, who received 163,842 votes, and Frisch, who got 163,292. Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman, conceded to Boebert last month, but state law mandated a recount because Boebert’s margin of victory was so small. 3rd District race was expensive  Boebert and Frisch each individually spent more than all of the candidates in Colorado’s seven other House races comb...