FALMOUTH — Two-term incumbent Rep. Mary Nelson, D-Falmouth, defeated political newcomer John Logan Jones, R-Falmouth, in the race for her House District 112 seat.

Nelson won by a margin of 3,231 to 2,622.

The 32-year Falmouth resident is retired and focuses her energies solely on her work as a legislator, serving on the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affaris.

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