1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Maine House District 40
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Judith C. Foss (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Edward Ainsworth (D) by 5.5 points.
Judith C. FossRepublican · winner
52.8%2,171
Edward AinsworthDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%1,943
4,114 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET