About the Race

• Candidates

Three candidates will be chosen to represent District 21.

General Election

Results below are unofficial and may be incomplete. For final results, check state and county board of elections web sites.

Md. State House District 21 Results
Candidate	Votes	%
Ben Barnes (D)	16,806	30%
Barbara Frush * (D)	16,641	30%
Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D)	16,391	29%
Neil Sood (R)	6,438	11%
Key: * Incumbent | Winner Precincts: 100% | Updated: 2:29 PM ET | Source: AP

Candidates

Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D)

Occupation College Park City Council member.

Education BA, Buffalo State College; JD, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Age: 40 | Residence: College Park.

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Ben Barnes (D)

Occupation Lawyer.

Education BA, economics and political science, University of North Carolina; JD, University of Baltimore.

Age: 31 | Residence: North College Park.

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Neil B. Sood (R)

Occupation None given.

Education BA, political science, Brigham Young University; JD, University of Maryland.

Age: 27 | Residence: Laurel.

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Barbara A. Frush* (D)

Occupation State delegate.

Education American Institute, Washington; legislative studies, Library of Congress.

Age: 60 | Residence: Calverton/Beltsville.

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