BBC, Nov. 5, 2020
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A political newcomer, who in June beat Donald Trump's nominee in a Republican primary, is now set to become the youngest Congressman since 1965.
Madison Cawthorn comprehensively defeated his Democratic rival in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, securing about 54% of the vote.
The motivational speaker and real estate investor only turned 25 - the minimum age for Congress - in August.
But the lawmaker, who is a wheelchair user, has already courted controversy.
Mr Cawthorn is potentially the third-youngest person in US history to be elected to Congress. He is a few months behind Jed Johnson Jr, a representative for Tennessee, who took office in 1965 seven days after his 25th birthday.
The youngest House member is believed to be William Charles Cole Claiborne, another Tennessee lawmaker. He was elected in 1797 on a Democratic-Republican party ticket, according to US House records, and would have been aged either 21 or 22. However, his gravestone says he was 23, while other sources indicate he was 24.
He served in Congress despite not meeting the constitutional age requirement.
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