O-Score proof
AP calls Colorado’s 3rd District for Republican Jeff Hurd
6O-Score6 · Lightly covered2 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 6 · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 6, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 6 (Lightly covered) · 2 of 13 outlets counted
- Published as breaking news
- Breaking period ends (24 hours) (scheduled)
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 2 (1 with an outlet date we have not verified: AP; counted, flagged).
- 2 found → O-Score 6 (Lightly covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered ← this story | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Non-matched outlets checked by news-search titles (google-news/bing-news) only; AP bodies blocked this run (AP counted per AP-primary method, date unverified); a search cannot prove a negative.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 8:16 PM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.
Every outlet
Pickups
We published: Nov 6, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026, 8:16 PM ET | initial | 6 Lightly covered | 2 | No change |
Search terms
“Republican Jeff Hurd U”
Method
- scripts/oscore.js news-search 13/13
- manual title review
- opened non-AP matches
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.