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Harry Bhandari
2019 - Present
2027
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Harry Bhandari (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 9, 2019. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Bhandari (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.
Biography
Harry Bhandari was born in Nepal and immigrated to the United States in 2005. His professional experience includes working as a teacher and gas station attendant.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Bhandari was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Bhandari was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Bhandari was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2
John Olszewski Jr. defeated Kim Klacik and Jasen Wunder in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Olszewski Jr. (D) | 58.2 | 223,797 |
 | Kim Klacik (R) | 39.5 | 152,079 | |
 | Jasen Wunder (L) | 2.1 | 8,169 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 749 | ||
| Total votes: 384,794 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Olszewski Jr. | 78.7 | 65,995 |
 | Harry Bhandari | 8.5 | 7,150 | |
 | Sia Kyriakakos | 4.9 | 4,080 | |
 | Sharron Reed-Burns | 4.1 | 3,472 | |
 | Jessica Sjoberg | 2.0 | 1,692 | |
 | Clint Spellman Jr. | 1.7 | 1,466 | |
| Total votes: 83,855 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
- Bryan Moore (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
Kim Klacik defeated Dave Wallace and John Thormann in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 63.1 | 25,377 |
 | Dave Wallace | 23.5 | 9,433 | |
 | John Thormann | 13.5 | 5,414 | |
| Total votes: 40,224 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bhandari in this election.
2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harry Bhandari (D) | 21.6 | 19,702 |
| ✔ |  | Carl Jackson (D) | 20.8 | 18,950 |
| ✔ |  | Nick Allen (D) | 19.8 | 18,062 |
| Kathleen Smero (R) | 13.0 | 11,838 | ||
| Timothy M. Neubauer (R) | 12.4 | 11,259 | ||
| Glen Geelhaar (R) | 12.3 | 11,243 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 74 | ||
| Total votes: 91,128 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 (3 seats)
Incumbent Carl Jackson, incumbent Harry Bhandari, and Nick Allen advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carl Jackson | 34.0 | 7,712 |
| ✔ | | Harry Bhandari | 33.8 | 7,678 |
| ✔ | | Nick Allen | 32.2 | 7,306 |
| Total votes: 22,696 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Annel McCollim (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 (3 seats)
Timothy M. Neubauer, Kathleen Smero, and Glen Geelhaar defeated Manpreet Hundal in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timothy M. Neubauer | 28.7 | 2,672 | |
| ✔ | Kathleen Smero | 28.2 | 2,629 | |
| ✔ | Glen Geelhaar | 28.0 | 2,609 | |
| Manpreet Hundal | 15.1 | 1,404 | ||
| Total votes: 9,314 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Bromwell (D) | 18.0 | 22,485 |
| ✔ | | Harry Bhandari (D) | 17.7 | 22,094 |
| ✔ |  | Joseph Boteler III (R) | 16.7 | 20,802 |
| Carl Jackson (D) | 16.2 | 20,232 | |
| Joe Cluster (R) | 16.1 | 20,084 | ||
| Joe Norman (R) | 15.2 | 18,898 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 99 | ||
| Total votes: 124,694 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 (3 seats)
Incumbent Eric Bromwell, Harry Bhandari, and Carl Jackson defeated Joe Werner in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Bromwell | 31.2 | 6,595 |
| ✔ | | Harry Bhandari | 28.1 | 5,941 |
| ✔ | | Carl Jackson | 24.8 | 5,246 |
 | Joe Werner | 15.8 | 3,335 | |
| Total votes: 21,117 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 8 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Cluster | 25.1 | 3,558 | |
| ✔ | | Joseph Boteler III | 21.2 | 3,008 |
| ✔ | Joe Norman | 18.4 | 2,609 | |
| Norma Secoura | 12.6 | 1,786 | ||
| Kevin Leary | 11.2 | 1,589 | ||
| Ben Boehl | 8.8 | 1,244 | ||
 | Jared Wineberg | 2.8 | 401 | |
| Total votes: 14,195 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Harry Bhandari did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10.
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2022
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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Maryland District 2 |
Officeholder Maryland House of Delegates District 8 |
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Footnotes
