2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Massachusetts House District 40
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Paul Adams (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Patricia A. Commane (D) by 8.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul AdamsRepublican · winner
54.2%7,928
Patricia A. CommaneDemocrat
45.6%6,674
14,620 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET