Meet the teens who won their midterm election races

USA Today · , USA TODAY · 2026-11-06 15:05 UTC

Daniel Darris-O'Connor and Sebastian Matta were in elementary school when President Donald Trump was first elected.

They were in elementary school when President Donald Trump was first elected. And now they're set to hold elected office themselves.

Two 19-year-olds won their respective midterm elections on Nov. 3 for seats at the local level: state representative and county clerk.

Both Democrats, they prevailed over veteran politicians in an election cycle now defined by a resounding repudiation of Trump and the GOP.