2000Final results
2000 election for U.S. Senate in Maryland
U.S. Senate · Maryland
Paul Sarbanes (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Rappaport (R) by 26.4 points.
Paul SarbanesDemocrat · winner
63.2%1,230,013
Paul H. RappaportRepublican
36.7%715,178
1,946,898 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Paul SarbanesPaul H. Rappaport
$2.1M
Raised by the campaign
$147K
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$146.9K
$196.1K
Cash on hand
$211
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000