Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Sarah Elfreth

Official portrait of Sarah Elfreth
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Maryland’s 3rd district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Annapolis, MD
Born
1988
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
ELFRETH, SARAH KELLY
Next election
Primary June 23, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Maryland with the current district highlighted

Maryland, District 3

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Maryland District 3IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4MD03156 · Principal campaign committee: ELFRETH FOR MARYLAND

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Maryland District 3$1,429,992.60General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Maryland District 3$2,276,073.80Won the general election (59.29%)
Total raised$1,429,992.60
Total spent$1,219,845.63
Cash on hand$240,886.52
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $829,981.61PACs and other committees: $593,223.12Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $648.72Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $6,139.15
  • Individual contributions$829,981.6158%
  • PACs and other committees$593,223.1241%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$648.720%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,139.150%

Self-funding: $648.72 (0% of money raised): $648.72 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$103,996.1215%
  • Contributions over $200$595,353.8985%
  • Itemized from inside Maryland$473,026.4876%
  • Itemized from other states$151,824.3424%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $42,296.00 · Virginia $38,203.34 · Florida $24,250.00 · New Jersey $525.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$405K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $151,276.92APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $78,537.44JULY QUARTERLY: raised $166,635.54JULY QUARTERLY: spent $86,521.67OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $227,739.50OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $119,119.19YEAR-END: raised $138,677.76YEAR-END: spent $71,251.59APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $271,522.50APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $226,445.47PRE-PRIMARY: raised $108,035.17PRE-PRIMARY: spent $198,056.23JULY QUARTERLY: raised $77,628.66JULY QUARTERLY: spent $56,498.17OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $228,320.95OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $332,920.782025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea297
Voted nay376
Voted present1
Did not vote0 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored17
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored363

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 9188 Military Readiness Permitting Efficiency Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 8, 2026 · Latest action Jun 8, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • H.R. 7788 Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act
    Introduced Mar 4, 2026 · Latest action Mar 5, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • H.R. 7494 Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act
    Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · Latest action Feb 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 7251 Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
    Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Latest action Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
  • H.R. 7061 Protecting American Energy Security Act of 2026
    Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Latest action Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.R. 6631 Establishing Cyber Security Educational Programs at Academic Institutions Act
    Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Latest action Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the S…
  • H.R. 6630 Expanding Mental Health Access for Cyber Command Personnel Act
    Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Latest action Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • H.R. 6629 Developing Master Plans for Military Service Academies Act of 2025
    Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Latest action Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • H.R. 6627 Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act
    Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Latest action Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • H.R. 6628 Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act
    Introduced Dec 11, 2025 · Latest action Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

158 committees reported giving $490,564.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Sarah Kelly Elfreth$1,646.71
  • Independent expenditures opposing Sarah Kelly Elfreth$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Maryland U.S. House, District 3, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Sarah Kelly Elfreth (D)$1,429,992.60$240,886.522026-10-14
Bernard Flowers (R)$31,030.16$5,982.822026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: ELFRETH FOR MARYLAND.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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