November 4, 2026
SFLAction-Supported Candidates Win State Legislative Races Following Voter-Education and Door-Knocking Efforts Across North Carolina
“North Carolina’s election results return pro-life legislative champions to Raleigh. As shown by Sam Page’s election to the State Senate, our students and grassroots teams worked to make sure voters knew where these candidates stood. Now those elected officials have an opportunity to turn their commitments to protecting preborn life into legislative action,” said Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life Action.
Major Victories/Trends in North Carolina:
- SFLAction-Endorsed, Newly Elected Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page Won His Race for State Senate, District 26.
- All 8 Victors Were Signers of SFLAction’s Pro-Life Candidate Pledge.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (11-04-2026) – Students for Life Action (SFLAction) celebrated 8 victories in North Carolina’s general election, including state Senate and House victories by SFLAction-supported candidates. SFLAction conducted voter-education outreach through text messages, emails, and social media, as well as door-knocking deployments supporting Sheriff Sam Page’s state Senate campaign and its federal election efforts.
Election Victories:
- Newly elected Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page (R): state Senate, District 26.
- Incumbent state Sen. Steve Jarvis (R): state Senate, District 30.
- Incumbent state Rep. Bill Ward (R): state House, District 5.
- Clauncy Baucom (R): state House, District 55.
- Incumbent state Rep. Dean Arp (R): state House, District 69.
- Incumbent state Rep. Neal Jackson (R): state House, District 78.
- Incumbent state Rep. Larry Potts (R): state House, District 81.
- Incumbent state Rep. Blair Eddins (R): state House, District 94.
Significance:
State Sen. Steve Jarvis, along with State Reps. Bill Ward, Dean Arp, Neal Jackson, Larry Potts, and Blair Eddins, were among the incumbent legislators supported by SFLAction for their pro-life positions and legislative records.
Sam Page, Rockingham County sheriff and State Senate District 26 winner, received SFLAction support through voter-education programming and a door-knocking deployment.
Recent SFLAction Election/State Engagement:
SFLAction sent text messages and emails and used social media to educate North Carolina voters about supported candidates and their pro-life positions.
SFLAction also deployed door-knocking teams for Sam Page in State Senate District 26.
2026 State Engagement Numbers:
- SFLAction-supported general election victories: 8
- State Senate victories: 2
- State House victories: 6
- Pro-Life Candidate Pledge signers elected: 8
- Personal text messages sent: 35,092
- Emails sent: 16,518
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 personal voter 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.