Maryland District 3

MD-03 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held June 23, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Sarah Elfreth 55,784 74.7%
Austin Dyches 7,999 10.7%
Jennifer Cross 6,178 8.3%
Sean Hammond 2,744 3.7%
Robert Gerald Morrison 1,961 2.6%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Berney Flowers 10,428 48.9%
John White 5,491 25.8%
Ray Bly 3,241 15.2%
Felix M. Seier 2,156 10.1%

Full calendar and every race: Maryland primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
Sarah Elfreth
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe D expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+15

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe D

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Sarah Elfreth

Sarah Elfreth Nominee Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $1,139,858
Cash on Hand: $335,826

Berney Flowers Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $9,860
Cash on Hand: $2,016

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 MD-03 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe D for Democrats.

When is the 2026 MD-03 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Replaced John Sarbanes who retired

Race News

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