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2000 Maryland U.S. Senate Election

Maryland · 3 candidates · See every 2000 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2000 Maryland U.S. Senate Election?

Paul S. Sarbanes won the 2000 Maryland U.S. Senate Election. Paul S. Sarbanes received 1,230,013 popular votes (63.18%). The main challenger was Paul H. Rappaport (36.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Sarbanes and Rappaport

Sarbanes +26.5 pts · won by 514,835 votes
Paul S. SarbanesDemocraticWINNER63.18%
1,230,013 votes
Paul H. RappaportRepublican36.73%
715,178 votes
Corrogan R. VaughnRepublican0.01%
113 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.