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2016 Colorado U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2016 Colorado U.S. House District 3 Election?

Scott R. Tipton won the 2016 Colorado U.S. House District 3 Election. Scott R. Tipton received 204,220 popular votes (54.6%). The main challenger was Gail Schwartz (40.35%).

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

Tipton +14.3 pts · won by 53,306 votes
Scott R. TiptonRepublicanWINNER54.6%
204,220 votes
Gail SchwartzDemocratic40.35%
150,914 votes
Gaylon KentLibertarian5.05%
18,903 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.