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1982 Maryland U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Maryland U.S. House District 3 Election?

Barbara A. Mikulski won the 1982 Maryland U.S. House District 3 Election. Barbara A. Mikulski received 110,042 popular votes (74.2%). The main challenger was H. Robert Scherr (25.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Mikulski and Scherr

Mikulski +48.4 pts · won by 71,783 votes
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocraticWINNER74.2%
110,042 votes
H. Robert ScherrRepublican25.8%
38,259 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.