2026 elections · Tennessee

Tennessee U.S. House, district 8

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 8 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Independent / no party

Adam D. Austill

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Independent / no party

Wells Blankenship

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Independent / no party

Antonio Futch

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat

Heidi Kuhn

Raised
$97,299
From individuals
$93,784
From PACs and other committees
$2,900
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$20,548
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican Incumbent

David Kustoff

Raised
$2,538,479
From individuals
$1,207,162
From PACs and other committees
$1,151,850
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,992,436
Debts
$131,500

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

257 committees reported giving $1,074,644 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $40K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $2K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Independent / no party

P. Moses

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Independent / no party

Horace Taylor

Raised
$8,119
From individuals
$2,079
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$6,000
Cash on hand
$244
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Independent / no party

Henry J. Ward, III

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Heidi KuhnDemocrat$97,299$20,548$0$0
David KustoffRepublican$2,538,479$2,992,436$0$0
Horace TaylorIndependent / no party$8,119$244$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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