Robert Engelhardt beat John Ring 310-148 for the House District 29 Republican nomination on Tuesday.

In the district’s three towns, Engelhardt won in Clinton 115-89, in Detroit 28-8 and in Pittsfield 167-51.

Engelhardt, 70, of Pittsfield, a small-business owner and newcomer to politics, said he supports measures to curb welfare fraud.

He now faces Democratic candidate Stanley Short of Pittsfield.

Term limits prevent incumbent Rep. Stacey Fitts, R-Pittsfield, from running for another term.