Brian A Ames
Lost the 2026 race for Maine House District 23.
- Last margin
- −22.2
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Ames has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Ames won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maine House District 23 | General | Lost | Victoria P. Kornfield (D) | 38.9% | D+22.2 | $21.5K | D+20.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Ames’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $21.5K
Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Sep 9, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| Ames, Brian State | Active |
Source: Maine Ethics Commission filings through Sep 9, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Who Ames has run against
- Victoria P. Kornfield (D) · 2026 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
The seat
- Maine House District 23 · lean D+20.6 · 51st most Democratic of 151
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)