Result
Rep. Rebecca Martinez (D-Plainville) flipped Connecticut's 22nd House district from Republican to Democratic on Tuesday, Nov. 3, defeating Richard Mette by 1,062 votes in an open seat left by the previous Republican holder. Results are unofficial.
Candidates and Platforms
Martinez received 5,398 votes, or 55.455% of the total, to Mette's 4,336 votes, or 44.545%, out of 9,734 ballots cast. The seat had been held by Republican Francis Cooley, who is not running for it this year. In the Democratic primary on Aug. 11, Martinez ran unopposed and was certified as the nominee.
A nurse who also serves on the Plainville Board of Education, Martinez has represented the 22nd district since 2022 and sits on the Appropriations, Children, General Law, and Public Health committees.
Her campaign website, Rebecca for State Representative, said she would seek state funding to support youth, working families, and senior citizens, and pursue further tax reductions for seniors and the middle class as relief for residents facing inflation.
Among the legislation she co-sponsored this session, HB 5561, which requires a five-year Medicaid rate review and expands opioid prescription coverage, was enacted on May 6, 2026. SB 478, an act concerning consumer safeguards for long-term care policies, last passed on Tuesday, May 5.
District and Chamber
The 22nd district covers the town of Plainville and part of New Britain. Across the Connecticut House of Representatives, Democrats won 114 seats in 2026 races to Republicans' 33, according to race results compiled for the chamber.
Money, Polling and Endorsements
Martinez reported $7,727 in total receipts as of Feb. 27 in a state campaign-finance filing. The Connecticut AFL-CIO and the voting-advocacy group Unburdening The Ballot endorsed Martinez, according to Ballotpedia; neither endorsement carried a date, so no election stage can be assigned to either.
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