Maryland MD-03 House2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
Sarah Elfreth
RACE WINNER
Sarah Elfreth
Seat held
RACE TYPE
OPEN
John Sarbanes (D)
Retiring
RACE RATING
Last updated : Feb 2, 2023COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Mar 6, 2023Race summary
With the help of outside money and a long list of local endorsements, Elfreth beat Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn for the Democratic nomination, despite Dunn being a minor celebrity due to his condemnation of Trump’s role on Jan. 6.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Feb 9, 2024
Primary Election: May 14, 2024
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John Sarbanes
First Elected: 2006
Last General Election: 60.2%
Last Primary Election: 84.6%
Full Bio:
SARBANES, John, (son of Senator Paul Sarbanes),
a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., May 22,
1962; graduated from Gilman School, Baltimore, Md., 1980; A.B., Princeton
University, Princeton, N.J., 1984; J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.,
1988; lawyer, private practice; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth
and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Maryland - 03
DC/Baltimore suburbs: Columbia, Glen Burnie, Annapolis
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP)
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
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2016 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Jul 16, 2024
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