HOUSE

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, 2023
Solid D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Mar 6, 2023
D +50
R +50
D +10

Race 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

INCUMBENT

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INCUMBENT

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).

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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

Race Analysis

Updated: Jul 16, 2024

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