2020 general election
Tennessee 8th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.7M was spent on the 2020 Tennessee 8th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $694K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). David Kustoff (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.7M
Raised by campaigns
$1.7M
PAC checks
$694K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
David KustoffRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $1.0M
- From PACs
- $694K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 40% of Kustoff's money came from PACs
Corporate $374K (54%)Trade group $167K (24%)Leadership PAC $22K (3%)Membership $78K (11%)Union $8K (1%)Super PAC $1K (0%)Other $49K (7%)
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm Membership$14K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$12K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- Autozone, Inc Corporate$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Regions Financial Corporation Corporate$10K
Erika Stotts PearsonDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $19K
- Spent
- $16K
- From individuals
- $13K
- From PACs
- $152
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
James HartIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $338
- Spent
- $310
- From individuals
- $137
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $200
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Tennessee 8th District race?
- $1.7M was spent on the 2020 Tennessee 8th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $694K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). David Kustoff (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Tennessee 8th District race?
- David Kustoff (Republican) raised $1.7M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Tennessee 8th District race?
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm gave $14K to David Kustoff; National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $12K to David Kustoff; The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee gave $10K to David Kustoff.