DemocratNot in office · last served 2026Last on a ballot: Nov 2022

Kumar P. Barve

Kumar P. Barve ran in 10 elections between 1990 and 2022, winning 10. Served in the Maryland House of Delegates (District 17).

Career

Offices held, and every time Barve was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1992199620002004200820122016202020242028Maryland House of Delegates, District 17Out of office

Margin: how far Barve finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Julie Palakovich Carr (D), Joe Vogel (D), Helene F. Meister (R)	28.1%	R+0.5
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Jim Gilchrist (D), Julie Palakovich Carr (D), George Ivan Hernandez (R)	30.5%	D+0.4
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Jim Gilchrist (D), Andrew Platt (D)	33.2%	R+0.4
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	Primary	Won	Jim Gilchrist (D), Andrew Platt (D), Susan Hoffmann (D)	25.4%	+5.1
2010	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Jim Gilchrist (D), Luiz Simmons (D), Daniel R. Campos (R)	22.9%	Even
2006	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Jim Gilchrist (D), Luiz Simmons (D), Mary Haley (R)	23.8%	R+1.7
2002	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Michael R. Gordon (D), Luiz Simmons (D), Josephine J. Wang (R)	25%	R+1.5
1998	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Michael R. Gordon (D), Cheryl Kagan (D), Barney Gorin (R)	21.4%	R+0.2
1994	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Michael R. Gordon (D), Cheryl Kagan (D), Harrison W. Fox Jr. (R)	25%	R+3.4
1990	Maryland House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Jennie M. Forehand (D), Michael R. Gordon (D), David S. Green (R)	21.8%	R+5.2