(The Hill) — Young challengers are jumping into Democratic primaries against elder party stalwarts, putting age squarely on the ballot in the wake of former President Joe Biden’s reelection bid coming to a disastrous end.

The generational primary matchups are quickly stacking up.

In Maine, first-time candidate Graham Platner, 40, faces 77-year-old Gov. Janet Mills. Down south in Tennessee, state Rep. Justin Pearson, 30, will run for the seat of longtime 76-year-old Rep. Steve Cohen. In Massachusetts, Rep. Seth Moulton, 46, is seeking to oust Sen. Ed Markey, 79. In the nation’s capital, 88-year-old Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton will face at least two younger foes if she runs for reelection. And California state Sen. Scott Wiener, 55, and a former aide to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Corte

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