5 Ways the Mixed-Bag Midterms Represented Real Change

Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (pictured) of New York's 14th district and Abigail Finkenauer of Iowa's first district became the two youngest women ever elected to Congress at the ages of 29. Ocasio-Cortez won her race in a landslide victory in her predominantly Democratic district, while Finkenauer flipped a historically Republican seat in Iowa and will be the first woman ever to represent her district. Fun fact: in January, Ocasio-Cortez will also become the youngest person sworn into Congress in more than 200 years. (In 1818, 28-year-old John Henry Eaton earned that distinction.)