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Maryland · U.S. House · District 03 · 2026

Maryland District 03 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Maryland District 03 House race

Sarah Elfreth has raised more than 116 times the next candidate.

Democrat Sarah Elfreth has raised about $1.1M, more than 116 times any rival.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Sarah Elfreth

Sarah Elfreth

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 39% from PACs and 61% from individuals.

61% individuals39% PACs0% other
$1.1M
raised
BF

Bernard Flowers

R
R · challenger

52% from individuals, 3% from PACs, and 45% from other sources.

52% individuals3% PACs45% other
$10K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$106K
Defense & Aerospace$29K
Law & Lobbying$16K
Labor / Unions$15K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Ideological / Leadership$8K
Health & Pharma$7K
Banking & Financial$7K
Transportation$6K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • CI RENEWABLES · company$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$9K
  • ACTUM LLC · company$8K
  • APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) · pac$8K
  • DEFEND THE VOTE · super pac$8K
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$8K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

38%61%
38% PACs61% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Sarah Elfreth is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
$41K
$16K - $65K.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Armed Services

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$106K
Defense & Aerospace$29K
Law & Lobbying$16K
Labor / Unions$15K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Ideological / Leadership$8K
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The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Sarah Elfreth
D · incumbent
Sarah Elfreth
vs
BF
Bernard Flowers
R · challenger
$1.1M
Raised
$10K
$336K
Cash on hand
$2K
39%
From PACs
3%
61%
From individuals
52%
Defense & Aerospace
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No