2006Final results
2006 election for Colorado's 3rd District
U.S. House · Colorado
John Salazar (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Scott R. Tipton (R) by 25.0 points.
John SalazarDemocrat · winner
61.6%146,488
Scott R. TiptonRepublican
36.5%86,930
Bert L. SargentLibertarian
1.9%4,417
237,858 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John SalazarScott R. Tipton
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$821.3K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$819.3K
$30.9K
Cash on hand
$2K
Other candidates' campaigns: Bert L. Sargent $1.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006