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2016 Maryland U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2016 Maryland U.S. House District 3 Election?

John P. Sarbanes won the 2016 Maryland U.S. House District 3 Election. John P. Sarbanes received 214,640 popular votes (63.19%). The main challenger was Mark Plaster (33.87%).

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

Sarbanes +29.3 pts · won by 99,592 votes
John P. SarbanesDemocraticWINNER63.19%
214,640 votes
Mark PlasterRepublican33.87%
115,048 votes
Nnabu EzeGreen2.79%
9,461 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.