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2012 Colorado U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2012 Colorado U.S. House District 3 Election?

Scott R. Tipton won the 2012 Colorado U.S. House District 3 Election. Scott R. Tipton received 185,291 popular votes (53.36%). The main challenger was Sal Pace (41.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Tipton and Pace

Tipton +12.3 pts · won by 42,672 votes
Scott R. TiptonRepublicanWINNER53.36%
185,291 votes
Sal PaceDemocratic41.07%
142,619 votes
Tisha T. Casidanone3.2%
11,125 votes
Gregory GilmanLibertarian2.36%
8,212 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.