India, Nov. 5 -- Daniel Darris-O'Connor, the 19-year-old Democrat, defeated longtime Republican incumbent Marc Lombardo to win the Massachusetts House seat. The results were part of the 2026 midterm elections which saw Democrats wrest control of both the House of Representatives and Senate at the federal level.

The teen from Billerica has said that he's ready to go to work for his constituents on Beacon Hill, local channel WCVB reported. Darris-O'Connor will turn 20 the day before he is sworn into the State House.

"I'm happy that the voters of Billerica had faith in me being their next state representative," he said after defeating the 44-year-old Lombardo. "I am a younger candidate. My campaign wasn't focused on my age; it was focused ...