District: Colorado - 3rd District Political Highlights: Montezuma County Republican Party chairman, 1980-84; Republican nominee for U.S. House, 2006; Colo. House, 2009-10 Born: November 9, 1956; Espanola, N.M. Residence: Cortez Religion: Anglican Family: Wife, Jean Tipton; two children Education: Fort Lewis College, B.A. 1978 Elected: 2010 Committee Assignments: Financial Services (Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit; Oversight & Investigations - Vice Chairman; Terrorism and Illicit Finance); Natural Resources (Energy & Mineral Resources; Federal Lands) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 159th ranked House Republican Twitter: 20,441 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2006 Election Results
Candidate
John Salazar (D) Scott Tipton (R) Bert Sargent (LIBERT)
Votes
146,488 86,930 4,417
%
61.6% 36.5% 1.9%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Scott Tipton (R) John Salazar (D) Gregory Gilman (LIBERT) Jake Segrest (UNA)
Votes
129,257 118,048 5,678 4,982
%
50.1% 45.8% 2.2% 1.9%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Scott Tipton (R) Sal Pace (D) Tisha Casida (UNA) Gregory Gilman (LIBERT)
Votes
185,291 142,619 11,125 8,212
%
53.4% 41.1% 3.2% 2.4%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Scott Tipton (R) Abel Tapia (D) Tisha Casida (UNA) Travis Mero (LIBERT)
