2010Final results
2010 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 seatsBen BarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.2%18,954
Barbara A. FrushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.8%18,689
Joseline Peña-MelnykDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.5%18,457
Scott W. DibiasioRepublican
8.1%6,131
Jason W. PapanikolasRepublican
8.0%6,013
Kat NelsonRepublican
7.7%5,822
K. Bryan WalkerLibertarian
1.5%1,151
75,289 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 2010
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Ben Barnes (D)Barbara A. Frush (D)Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D)Scott W. Dibiasio (R)Jason W. Papanikolas (R)Kat Nelson (R)
Also on the ballot: K. Bryan Walker (Libertarian), 1.5%