Sarah Elfreth
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 39% from PACs and 61% from individuals.
61% individuals39% PACs0% other
$1.1M
raised
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Maryland · U.S. House · District 03 · 2026
Maryland District 03 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Maryland District 03 House race
Sarah Elfreth has raised more than 116 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Maryland District 03 House race, 2026 report raising $1.1M between them. Sarah Elfreth reports $1.1M and Bernard Flowers reports $9,860, a gap of $1.1M. Of what Sarah Elfreth reports, 61% came from individuals and 39% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
BF
Bernard Flowers
RR · 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$41K
Defense & Aerospace$32K
Labor / Unions$10K
Law & Lobbying$9K
Ideological / Leadership$8K
Transportation$6K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- 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
- BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC) · pac$9K
- APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) · pac$8K
- DEFEND THE VOTE · super pac$8K
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$8K
- LEONARDO DRS PAC · pac$7K
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$41K
Defense & Aerospace$32K
Labor / Unions$10K
Law & Lobbying$9K
Ideological / Leadership$8K
Transportation$6K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Sarah Elfreth D · incumbent | 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 |