2014Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2014 election for Maine House District 40
Maine House of Representatives · Maine
Benjamin M. Chipman (Ind) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Herbert C. Adams (D) by 22.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Benjamin M. ChipmanIndependent · winner · incumbent
57.8%1,567
Herbert C. AdamsDemocrat
35.4%959
Mark A. LockmanRepublican
6.9%186
2,712 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET