House districts / Maryland
Maryland's 3rd congressional district
MD-3. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Sarah Kelly Elfreth Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.4mSpent $1.2m · Cash $241k
- Bernard Flowers Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $35kSpent $30k · Cash $9k
4 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 59.8% | Trump 36.3% | 3.9% | D+23.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 61.2% | Trump 35.9% | 2.9% | D+25.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 53.2% | Trump 39.5% | 7.3% | D+13.7 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 781,479 | |
| Adults (18+) | 604,395 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 93.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 18.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 27.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 33.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 20.9% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 56.5% | 57.4% |
| Black | 17.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 9.4% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 10.5% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 52.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $133,046 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Sarah Elfreth Democrat | 59.3% | Robert J. Steinberger Republican others 2.8% | 37.9% | D+21.4 |
| 2022 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 60.2% | Yuripzy Morgan Republican others 0.1% | 39.7% | D+20.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 69.8% | Charles Anthony Republican others 0.2% | 30.0% | D+39.7 |
| 2018 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 69.1% | Charles Anthony Republican others 2.6% | 28.3% | D+40.9 |
| 2016 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 63.2% | Mark Plaster Republican others 2.9% | 33.9% | D+29.3 |
| 2014 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 59.5% | Charles A. Long Republican others 0.1% | 40.3% | D+19.2 |
| 2012 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 66.8% | Eric Delano Knowles Republican others 3.6% | 29.6% | D+37.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 61.1% | Jim Wilhelm Republican others 2.9% | 36.0% | D+25.1 |
| 2008 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 69.7% | Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris Republican others 0.3% | 30.1% | D+39.6 |
| 2006 | John P. Sarbanes Democrat | 64.0% | John White Republican others 2.2% | 33.8% | D+30.3 |
| 2004 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 63.4% | Robert P. Duckworth Republican others 2.8% | 33.8% | D+29.6 |
| 2002 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 65.8% | Scott Conwell Republican | 34.2% | D+31.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 75.7% | Colin Harby Republican others 0.3% | 24.1% | D+51.6 |
| 1998 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 77.6% | Colin Felix Harby Republican | 22.4% | D+55.2 |
| 1996 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 67.3% | Patrick L. McDonough Republican | 32.7% | D+34.6 |
| 1994 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 71.0% | Robert Ryan Tousey Republican | 29.0% | D+41.9 |
| 1992 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 73.5% | William T. S. Bricker Republican | 26.5% | D+47.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 69.7% | Harwood Nichols Republican | 30.3% | D+39.5 |
| 1988 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 72.9% | Ross Z. Pierpont Republican | 27.1% | D+45.8 |
| 1986 | Benjamin L. Cardin Democrat | 79.1% | Ross Z. Pierpont Republican | 20.9% | D+58.2 |
| 1984 | Barbara A. Mikulski Democrat | 68.2% | Ross Z. Pierpont Republican others 1.3% | 30.5% | D+37.7 |
| 1982 | Barbara A. Mikulski Democrat | 74.2% | H. Robert Scherr Republican | 25.8% | D+48.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Barbara A. Mikulski Democrat | 76.1% | Russell T. Schaffer Republican | 23.9% | D+52.3 |
| 1978 | Barbara A. Mikulski Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1976 | Barbara A. Mikulski Democrat | 74.6% | Samuel A. Culotta Republican | 25.4% | D+49.2 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits