WINSLOW — Jerry Quirion won another three-year term on the Town Council Tuesday, and Patricia Ayer was elected to her first term.

Meanwhile, voters rejected prohibiting or restricting the use of fireworks in the city.

Ayer, 26, tallied 510 votes, beating challenger Jack Benson’s 170 votes for the District 1 seat.

Ayer said she hopes to revitalize the council.

“I want to bring in some new ideas and some different perspectives,” she said. “I think that the people on the council are doing a great job. I just want to see a new vision.”

Quirion, 68, took 313 votes, beating challenger Gary Owen’s 272 votes for the District 3 council seat.

Upon news of his victory, Quirion vowed to keep to his platform of keeping property taxes unchanged at least for the next three years.

“To me it’s just that I’ll represent my people and my district as good as I can,” he said.

Quirion said keeping the tax rate low would be an effective tool in attracting new business to Winslow.

Owen, a project manager for Sheridan Construction, said he wanted to bring his military and business to the post and also advocated keeping property taxes low.

Quirion advocated for recreational opportunities for seniors, but said he represents all residents of all ages.

Ayer replaces Rep. Catherine Nadeau, D-Winslow, who did not seek another term on the town council.

Nadeau won a second term in the Maine House, taking 2,232 votes over challenger Susan Morissette’s 1,694.

Depending on the gobernatorial race, Nadeau said she hopes to push legislation that would allow forest rangers to carry firearms, legislation to remove restrictions that block certain Vietnam War veterans from receiving the homestead tax exemption, and a host of other bills.

Ayer said she has been a frequent volunteer for civic causes such as soup kitchens and homeless shelters and wanted to bring her “energy and effort and passion for the community to the council.”

Benson, 65, is a former pastor at churches in Bangor and Millinocket and has taught special education at Winslow Elementary School, in addition to running a driver education and motorcycle safety business.

Benson still drives a bus part-time and was endorsed by Nadeau.

Voters rejected a non-binding referendum to limit or prohibit residents use of fireworks.

With 3,758 votes cast, 1,532 voted to follow the state law as is, 991 voted to restrict the use of fireworks on certain days of the year, and 755 voted to prohibit the use of fireworks entirely.

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