Election History
| Year | Office sought | Election | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Maryland's 4th congressional district | General | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 93,093 | 69.7% | David Fentress | Republican | 40,442 | 30.3% | ||
| 1972 | Maryland's 3rd congressional district | General | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 93,218 | 83.8% | William Matthews | Republican | 17,967 | 16.2% | ||
| 1974 | Maryland's 3rd congressional district | General | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 54,936 | 70.1% | Republican | 23,491 | 29.9% | |||
| 1976 | U.S. Senator, Class 1 | General | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 772,101 | 59.3% | John Glenn Beall, Jr. (incumbent) | Republican | 530,439 | 40.7% | ||
| 1982 | U.S. Senator, Class 1 | General | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 707,356 | 63.5% | Lawrence Hogan | Republican | 407,334 | 36.5% | ||
| 1988 | U.S. Senator, Class 1 | General | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 999,166 | 61.8% | Alan Keyes | Republican | 617,537 | 38.2% | ||
| 1994 | U.S. Senator, Class 1 | General | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 809,125 | 59.1% | Bill Brock | Republican | 559,908 | 40.9% | ||
| 2000 | U.S. Senator, Class 1 | General | Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | 1,230,013 | 63.2% | Paul Rappaport | Republican | 715,178 | 36.8% |
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