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Harry Dunn, a former US Capitol police officer, faced a defeat in Maryland's congressional primary election. Despite gaining national attention for his book about protecting lawmakers during the January 6 insurrection, Dunn lost to state senator Sarah Elfreth in Maryland’s third congressional district. Elfreth, who received significant backing from a pro-Israel group, is now strongly positioned to succeed the retiring Democratic congressman John Sarbanes.
The election, which concluded with Elfreth leading Dunn by 11 points, was marked by substantial financial support for Elfreth from the United Democracy Project (UDP), a Super Pac affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac). Despite Dunn's impressive fundraising efforts, bringing in $4.6 million mainly from small-dollar donors, Elfreth's campaign received substantial backing from UDP, which spent at least $4.2 million supporting her candidacy.
UDP's decision to invest in the Maryland primary was somewhat surprising, as neither Dunn nor Elfreth had been particularly vocal about US-Israel relations or the war in Gaza. However, fellow candidate John Morse, who received the endorsement of Senator Bernie Sanders, focused his campaign on supporting a ceasefire in Gaza, which may have motivated UDP to get involved.
Dunn, facing UDP's substantial spending in support of Elfreth, made the Super Pac's involvement a campaign issue, framing it as a threat to democracy and an insult to Sarbanes' legacy of campaign finance reform. However, despite his efforts, Dunn was unable to secure victory, and Elfreth now appears set to win a House seat in November.