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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Sarbanes Wins Re-Election in Maryland's 3rd District

Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes earned 67 percent of the vote.

Incumbent Rep. John Sarbanes soundly defeated his two challengers in the race for Maryland's 3rd District on Tuesday. "I am proud to serve the people of Maryland's 3rd Congressional District, and I thank them for choosing me as their representative in Congress," Sarbanes said. "I will work hard to put the public interest ahead of special interests." The Towson Democrat grabbed 67 percent of the vote while his Republican challenger Eric Knowles earned 29 percent and Libertarian Paul Drgos received 3 percent as of 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Knowles, who lives in Annapolis, failed to win his home county of Anne Arundel by more than 12,000 votes. Drgos said he was pleased with his modest showing. "We had a total of three volunteers, spent less …

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10:07 am on Friday, November 30, 2012

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Friday, October 5, 2012

Libertarian Candidate for District 3 Talks Issues

Paul Drgos sat down with Patch to answer a few questions on where he stands and why he's running for the House of Representatives.

Paul Drgos wants to represent Maryland's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, and he wants your vote. As the Libertarian Party's candidate, the Pasadena native faces an uphill battle in both party recognition and campaign funds. Drgos said he has only one paid staffer—his campaign manager. The 3rd District stretches from Annapolis to Baltimore County and is considered safely Democratic by political analysts. In 2010—a particularly difficult year for both incumbents and Democrats—Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Towson) retained the seat with 60 percent of the vote, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. Why He's Running "I decided to run because I think that our civil liberties are being taken away from us," Drgos …

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2:07 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

On the ballot for the Presidency, Gov. Gary Johnson (Libertarian) and Dr. Jill Stein (Green). Make a special note to remember to watch the Free and Equal Election Debate between third party candidates, Gov. Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein to be aired tonight on Monday evening, Nov. 5th from 9:00 - 10:30 pm Eastern Time. Perform a worthwhile civic duty, and be certain to listen in on this historic…   more ›

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