Herbert Adams (Maine)
Herbert Adams (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 119.
Adams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 118. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 11, 2024.
Biography
Adams is a Adjunct Faculty member at the University of Southern Maine. He previously worked as Register of Probate for Cumberland County, Instructor in the VSM Adult Education Division, and is an author and journalist.
Adams is co-founder of the Parkside Neighborhood Association, and a member of the Maine People's Alliances, and Maine Historical Society.[1]
Committee assignments
Prior to leaving the legislature, Adams served on the following committees:
- Marine Resources
- Select Committee on Joint Rules
- Select Committee on Maine's Energy Future
- Utilities and Energy
Elections
2024
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 118
Yusuf Yusuf won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 118 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yusuf Yusuf (D)  | 100.0 | 3,323 |
| Total votes: 3,323 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 118
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Yusuf Yusuf in round 1 .
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Total votes: 423 |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Adams in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Rachel Talbot Ross won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 40 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rachel Talbot Ross (D) | 85.7 | 3,134 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 14.3 | 523 | ||
| Total votes: 3,657 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Rachel Talbot Ross defeated Herbert Adams in the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 40 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachel Talbot Ross | 75.7 | 811 |
 | Herbert Adams | 24.3 | 260 | |
| Total votes: 1,071 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[2] Incumbent Benjamin Chipman (D) did not seek re-election.
Rachel Ross defeated Carol Taylor in the Maine House of Representatives District 40 general election.[3]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rachel Ross |
100.00% | 3,156 | |
| Republican | Carol Taylor | 0.00% | ||
| Total Votes | 3,156 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Rachel Ross defeated Herbert Adams and Anna Kellar in the Maine House of Representatives District 40 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rachel Ross |
37.83% | 199 | |
| Democratic | Herbert Adams | 32.51% | 171 | |
| Democratic | Anna Kellar | 29.66% | 156 | |
| Total Votes | 526 | |||
Carol Taylor ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 40 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Carol Taylor (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. Herbert Adams was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mark Lockman was unopposed in the Republican primary. District 119 incumbent Benjamin Chipman (I) defeated Adams and Lockman in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Benjamin Chipman Incumbent |
55% | 1,567 | |
| Democratic | Herbert Adams | 33.7% | 959 | |
| Republican | Mark Lockman | 6.5% | 186 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 4.8% | 137 | |
| Total Votes | 2,849 | |||
2012
Adams ran in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 119. Adams ran unopposed in the June 12 Democratic primary on June 12, 2012, and was defeated by incumbent Benjamin Chipman (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Benjamin Chipman Incumbent |
54.2% | 1,904 | |
| Democratic | Herbert Adams | 36.7% | 1,287 | |
| Republican | Gwendolyne Tuttle | 9.1% | 320 | |
| Total Votes | 3,511 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Herbert Adams ran for District 119 of the Maine House of Representatives, beating Daniel Jenkins and Ryan Hendrickson.[12]
Herbert Adams raised $4,830 for his campaign.[13]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 119 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Herbert Adams (D)
|
2,245 | |||
| Daniel Jenkins (G) | 887 | |||
| Ryan Hendrickson (R) | 350 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Herbert Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Maine House of Representatives District 118 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Adams
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed May 14, 2012
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Elections held in 2012," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2008 State House Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Adams' 2008 campaign contributions
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 119 2002–2010 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Chipman (I) |
