Democrat Sarbanes wins House seat

As his long-serving father gives up his seat in the U.S. Senate, voters chose Democrat John Sarbanes to carry on the family tradition as the next representative of Maryland?s 3rd Congressional District.

With 10 percent of the precincts reporting, Sarbanes won the seat with 67 percent of the vote. Republican challenger John White earned 31 percent of the vote in a district where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 2 to 1. All vote totals are unofficial.