Hartford city council member Matthew Ritter has been declared the winner of the Democratic primary for the state legislative seat that was held for 16 years by Rep. Kenneth Green.
A Superior Court judge made the ruling Wednesday after Green filed a lawsuit that charged that various mistakes were made in the primary election. Green had won on election night, but then a recount showed that Ritter had pulled ahead by two votes.
Ritter must still win the seat in the general election in November against a Republican and an independent.
He is striving to represent Hartford's West End and Bloomfield in a seat that was previously held by his father, former House Speaker Thomas Ritter. Prior to that, the seat was held by Ritter's grandfather, George Ritter.