Abel J. Tapia, U.S. House candidate

Abel J. Tapia

U.S. House candidate
Born
July 23, 1949
Current age
77
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2014
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tapia100,364
Opponents180,777
1
Elections run

Abel J. Tapia, a Democratic politician from Colorado, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2014 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 3 to Scott R. Tipton, receiving 100,364 votes (35.7%).

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How many votes has Abel J. Tapia received?

Abel J. Tapia has received 100,364 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Abel J. Tapia’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014U.S. HouseColoradoLost100,36435.7%Scott R. Tipton
Tisha T. Casida

Travis Mero
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q4666632). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Abel J. Tapia: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/abel-j-tapia. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.