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2006Final results

2006 election for Maryland Delegate District 21

Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland

Ben Barnes (D), Barbara A. Frush (D) and Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Ben BarnesDemocrat · winner
29.7%18,453
Barbara A. FrushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.4%18,279
Joseline Peña-MelnykDemocrat · winner
29.0%18,001
Neil B. SoodRepublican
11.8%7,349
62,082 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+28.92002D+42.02006D+50.12010

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)