November 5, 2026
SFLAction-Backed Candidates Win 3 Congressional Races, 1 State Senate Seat & 15 State House Seats Following Voter Outreach Across Kentucky
“Kentucky voters have delivered 19 victories for candidates supported by Students for Life Action. Our pro-life champions are returning to Congress and the state legislature, while new candidates are joining them after campaigns focused on protecting preborn lives. We worked across Kentucky to make sure voters knew where these candidates stood, and the results show the strength of the Pro-Life Generation’s commitment to electing lawmakers who will defend life,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins.
Major Victories/Trends in Kentucky:
- Students for Life Action celebrates a 95% win rate in Kentucky, with 19 of 20 SFLAction-supported candidates winning their elections, including 3 U.S. House victories, 1 State Senate victory, and 15 State House victories
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FRANKFORT, KY (11-05-2026) – Students for Life Action (SFLAction) celebrated 19 general election victories in Kentucky, including the re-election of 3 Republican members of Congress, 1 State Senate victory, and 15 State House wins. SFLAction conducted door knocking, text, email, and social media outreach to inform voters about its supported candidates.
Election Victories:
U.S. House of Representatives
- Incumbent U.S. Rep. James Comer (R): Congressional District 1.
- Incumbent U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie (R): Congressional District 2.
- Incumbent U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (R): Congressional District 5.
Kentucky State Senate
- Incumbent State Sen. Matt Deneen (R): State Senate, District 10.
Kentucky State House
- Incumbent State Rep. Kim Holloway (R): State House, District 2.
- Incumbent State Rep. Josh Calloway (R): State House, District 10.
- Newly elected State Rep. Wesley Pate (R): State House, District 14.
- Incumbent State Rep. Ryan Bivens (R): State House, District 24.
- Newly elected State Rep. Joseph Redmon (R): State House, District 27.
- Incumbent State Rep. John Hodgson (R): State House, District 36.
- Incumbent State Rep. Felicia Rabourn (R): State House, District 47.
- Newly elected State Rep. Kevin Jones (R): State House, District 52.
- Incumbent State Rep. Kim Moser (R): State House, District 64.
- Incumbent State Rep. Steve Doan (R): State House, District 69.
- Newly elected State Rep. Daniel Konstantopoulos (R): State House, District 73.
- Newly elected State Rep. David Charles (R): State House, District 74.
- Incumbent State Rep. Mark Hart (R): State House, District 78.
- Incumbent State Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon (R): State House, District 81.
- Newly elected State Rep. Tanner Hesterberg (R): State House, District 95.
Significance:
Incumbent U.S. Reps. James Comer, Brett Guthrie, and Hal Rogers won re-election, maintaining pro-life representation in Kentucky’s congressional delegation.
State Sen. Matt Deneen and the 15 winning State House candidates secured legislative victories following SFLAction’s voter education efforts. The slate included both returning legislators and newly elected candidates.
Recent SFLAction Election/State Engagement:
SFLAction conducted text messaging, email, and social media outreach across Kentucky’s congressional, State Senate, and State House contests to inform voters about the candidates’ pro-life positions.
2026 State Engagement Numbers:
- SFLAction-supported general election victories: 19
- U.S. House victories: 3
- State Senate victories: 1
- State House victories: 15
- Personal text messages sent: 191,924
- Emails sent: 42,761
- Pro-Life Candidate Pledge signers elected: 19
2026 Total Nationwide Engagement Numbers
Since general election door-knocking began, SFLAction has knocked on 58,400+ doors and flyered 100 churches in 10 states.
- 58,400+ doors knocked
- 19,592 interactions
OUR TRACK RECORD: SFLAction has engaged in the business of introducing and passing pro-life laws since Roe fell and has now worked in 36 states, passing 47 bills, with a state power base of more than 1,700 groups and more than 250,000 trained grassroots advocates. Committed pro-life voters represent the ground game of legislative results. Of the 47 bills, 14 were SFLAction measures, and 33 were SFLAction-inspired efforts.
At the federal level, SFLAction has championed 6 unique bills and inspired a “Life at Conception Act,” with legal protections from the very beginning of a human being’s time on earth.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SFLACTION’S POLICY AGENDA HERE: The Pro-Life Generation’s Political Roadmap to Abolish Abortion
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The Pro-Life Generation (PLG) is an umbrella organization encompassing cutting-edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First community. PLG includes Students for Life Action (SFLAction), a 501(c)(4), and its 501(c)(3) sister organization, Students for Life of America (SFLA). Together, they make up the nation’s largest pro-life youth organization, managing grassroots political and policy operations that engage Americans of all ages, with special emphasis on the largest segment of voters: the Youth Vote. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, PLG, SFLA, and SFLAction serve more than 1,700 groups on middle school, high school, college, medical school, and law school campuses nationwide. Our team has more conversations with the generation targeted by the abortion lobby than any other pro-life operation in the world. Each week, we reach more than 18 million people across social media platforms and average nearly 15 million video views. In addition to SFLA and SFLAction, PLG leads multiple initiatives that serve the future of the pro-life movement, including the Campaign for Abortion Free Cities, Standing With You, and the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement. Over more than 20 years, PLG CEO Kristan Hawkins has grown the operation into a nearly $25 million organization that is now preparing for an abortion-free America.