Scott R. Tipton

U.S. Representative
Born
November 9, 1956
Current age
69
Home state
Colorado
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2006–2018
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tipton812,657
Opponents763,792
5
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2018, Scott R. Tipton ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Tipton's biggest single-election total was 204,220 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 3. Tipton's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 3, decided by 26,779 votes.

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How many votes has Scott R. Tipton received?

Scott R. Tipton has received 812,657 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Scott R. Tipton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. HouseColoradoWon173,20551.52%Diane Mitsch Bush
Mary M. Malarsie

Gaylon Kent (head-to-head)
2016U.S. HouseColoradoWon204,22054.6%Gail Schwartz
Gaylon Kent (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseColoradoWon163,01157.98%Abel J. Tapia
Tisha T. Casida (head-to-head)

Travis Mero
2012U.S. HouseColoradoWon185,29153.36%Sal Pace
Tisha T. Casida (head-to-head)

Gregory Gilman
2006U.S. HouseColoradoLost86,93036.55%John T. Salazar
Bert L. Sargent
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000470) and Wikidata (Q782994). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.