Eric Barlow (born May 8, 1966) is an American politician current serving as the

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since January 12, 2021 and a

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member of the chamber representing District 3 since January 8, 2013.

Education

Barlow earned his DVM from Colorado State University.

Elections

*2012: When Republican Representative Frank Peasley retired and left the District 3 seat open, Barlow won the August 21, 2012 Republican Primary and defeated Douglas Gerard with 802 votes (49.8%), and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 3,670 votes. *2014: Barlow again defeated Douglas Gerard in the August 19, 2014 Republican Primary with 959 votes (53.0%), and was unopposed in the November 4, 2014 General Election, winning with 2,222 votes. *2016: Barlow defeated Frank Eathorne in the August 16, 2016 Republican Primary, winning with 1,207 votes (60.23%). Barlow was then unopposed in the November 8, 2016 General Election, winning with 3,822 votes. *2018: Barlow was unopposed in both the August 21, 2018 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2018 General Election, winning with 1,746 and 2,811 votes respectively. *2020: Barlow won the August 18, 2020 Republican Primary against Martin E. Phillips with 1,545 votes (70.3%), and was unopposed for the November 3, 2020 General Election, winning with 4,016 votes.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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