2006Final results
2006 election for Maryland's 3rd District
U.S. House · Maryland
John P. Sarbanes (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating John White (R) by 30.3 points.
John P. SarbanesDemocrat · winner
64.0%150,142
John WhiteRepublican
33.8%79,174
Charles Curtis McPeek Sr.Libertarian
2.1%4,941
234,486 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 2006
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.
John P. SarbanesJohn White
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$476.3K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$471.2K
$67K
Cash on hand
$5.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006