2026 general election
Tennessee 8th District
Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money. · Incumbent re-elected.
$2.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Tennessee 8th District race: $2.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). David Kustoff (Republican) won.
Receipts + outside spending
$2.7M
Raised by campaigns
$2.7M
PAC checks
$1.2M
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
David KustoffRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.6M
- Spent
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- From PACs
- $1.2M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 45% of Kustoff's money came from PACs
Corporate $624K (58%)Trade group $286K (26%)Leadership PAC $35K (3%)Membership $85K (8%)Union $5K (0%)Super PAC $3K (0%)Other $42K (4%)
- Republican Jewish Coalition Membership$11K
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
- United Services Automobile Association Corporate$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
- American Council of Life Insurers Trade group$10K
- Protective Life Corporation Corporate$10K
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Smith Victory Leadership PAC$10K
Heidi KuhnDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $112K
- Spent
- $106K
- From individuals
- $108K
- From PACs
- $3K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Horace TaylorIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $8K
- Spent
- $8K
- From individuals
- $2K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 5 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Tennessee 8th District race?
- $2.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Tennessee 8th District race: $2.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). David Kustoff (Republican) won.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Tennessee 8th District race?
- David Kustoff (Republican) raised $2.6M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Tennessee 8th District race?
- Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) gave $11K to David Kustoff; American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) gave $10K to David Kustoff; United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - Usaa Employee PAC gave $10K to David Kustoff.