1968Final results
1968 election for Maine House District 40
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
David B. Benson (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating John M. Pomroy (D) by 40.1 points.
David B. BensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%2,479
John M. PomroyDemocrat
30.0%1,060
3,539 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET