November 5, 2026
8 of 9 Pledged State Candidates Win General Election; SFLAction Records 93% Primary & General Election Win Rate!
“Tennessee voters delivered a powerful victory for the Pro-Life Generation, electing Marsha Blackburn as Governor and sending six of our pro-life pledged candidates to the State House. With all seven candidates winning their primaries and six securing general election victories, Tennessee has demonstrated strong support for advancing protections for preborn children. We expect these newly elected and returning leaders to turn their campaign promises into legislative action by championing our ‘Life at Conception Act’, ‘Anti-Chemical Abortion Pill Trafficking Act’, and ‘Clean Water for All Life Act’.” — Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life Action
Major Victories/Trends in Tennessee:
- Eight of nine SFLAction-supported general election candidates won.
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NASHVILLE, TN. (11-05-2026): Students for Life Action (SFLAction) celebrated eight victories in Tennessee’s November 3 general election: U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s election as Governor, former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher’s election to Congress, and wins by six State House candidates who signed SFLAction’s Pro-Life Candidate Pledge. The seven pledged State House candidates had all won their August primaries, resulting in 13 victories across 14 primary and general election contests.
Election Victories:
- Newly Elected U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R): Governor.
- Newly Elected Former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Charlie Hatcher (R): U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional District 5.
- Newly Elected State Rep. Jordan Henderson (R): State House, District 8.
- Newly Elected State Rep. Kenny Cody (R): State House, District 11.
- Incumbent State Rep. Michele Reneau (R): State House, District 27.
- Newly Elected State Rep. Andy Swafford (R): State House, District 31.
- Newly Elected State Rep. Brian Stewart (R): State House, District 45.
- Newly Elected State Rep. Perry Keenan (R): State House, District 78.
Significance:
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn earned an A+ on SFLAction’s Report Card for the 119th Congress and was an original co-sponsor of “S. 186, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025″. Blackburn also co-sponsored the “Pregnant Students’ Rights Act” and the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act”. She expressed support for SFLAction’s legislative priorities, including the “Life at Conception Act,” “Anti-Chemical Abortion Pill Trafficking Act,” and “Clean Water for All Life Act.”
Newly Elected State Reps. Charlie Hatcher, Jordan Henderson, Kenny Cody, Andy Swafford, Brian Stewart, and Perry Keenan as well as State Rep. Michele Reneau, signed SFLAction’s Pro-Life Candidate Pledge, committing to vote pro-life 100% of the time. They also expressed support for all three of the organization’s legislative priorities: the “Life at Conception Act,” “Anti-Chemical Abortion Pill Trafficking Act,” and “Clean Water for All Life Act.”
Recent SFLAction Election and State Engagement:
SFLAction sent text messages and emails and made phone calls supporting all nine candidates before the November 3 general election.
During Tennessee’s August 6 primary, all seven State House candidates who signed SFLAction’s Pro-Life Candidate Pledge won their races.
2026 State Engagement Numbers:
- SFLAction-supported general election victories: 8
- Governor victories: 1
- U.S. House victories: 1
- State House victories: 6
- Pro-Life Candidate Pledge signers elected: 7
- Personal text messages sent: 3,349
- Emails sent: 1,139
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
READ MORE: VICTORY: Students for Life Action Sees 100% Win Rate in Tennessee House Primary Election
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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.