2020Final results
2020 election for Maryland's 3rd District
U.S. House · Maryland
John P. Sarbanes (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Charles Anthony (R) by 39.7 points.
John P. SarbanesDemocrat · winner
69.8%260,358
Charles AnthonyRepublican
30.0%112,117
373,206 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John P. SarbanesCharles Anthony
$578.6K
Raised by the campaign
$7.8K
$692.3K
Spent by the campaign
$6.7K
$1M
Cash on hand
$1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020