2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Colorado's 3rd District
U.S. House · Colorado
Scott R. Tipton (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating John Salazar (D) by 4.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Scott R. TiptonRepublican · winner
50.1%129,257
John SalazarDemocrat
45.8%118,048
Gregory GilmanLibertarian
2.2%5,678
Jake SegrestIndependent
1.9%4,982
257,999 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 2010
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
$2.1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$57.4K
Cash on hand
$24.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Jake Segrest $18.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Scott R. Tipton (R)John Salazar (D)
Also on the ballot: Gregory Gilman (Libertarian), 2.2%; Jake Segrest (Independent), 1.9%