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U.S. House, District 8: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
HK

Heidi Kuhn

Running for U.S. House · Tennessee District 8

NationalDemocrat

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David Kustoff

David Kustoff

U.S. House · Tennessee District 8

NationalRepublican

Heidi KuhnCandidateDavid KustoffCurrent rep

Job fit

Heidi Kuhn

Offices held

  • Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn 1

David Kustoff

Offices held

  • In addition to serving on the full Committee on Ways and Means, David was also appointed to serve on the Subcommittees on Tax and Health. 2

Other work

  • In 1992, David opened a law firm in Memphis, Tennessee. 2

Education

  • J.D., University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn., 1992; 3

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Heidi Kuhn

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

David Kustoff

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (9 of 9 votes) 4
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 4
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 4

Who pays them

Heidi Kuhn

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$6Klarge donors$32K$40K raised
$5,9055Small individual donors
$32,4005Large individual donors

David Kustoff

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$3Klarge donors$1.0Mcompanies$592Kindustryassociations$282Kmembershiporganizations$79KOther kinds ofdonors$64K$2.1M raised
$3,3506Small individual donors
$1,048,2806Large individual donors

Checks

Heidi Kuhn

No voting record to check yet

David Kustoff

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Meet Heidi Kuhn - Kuhn for Congress · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. About | Congressman David Kustoff · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. KUSTOFF, David | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Adam D. Austill

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Tennessee Politics: Elections, Candidates & Officeholders | Politics1 · checked 2026-10-21

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Candidate B

Antonio Futch

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Mister Futch – Mister Futch · checked 2026-10-14

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HK
Candidate C

Heidi Kuhn

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $40K raised, 81% from large donors, 4% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $1,500.00 (4% of $39,805.00 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Sources

1 Background: Meet Heidi Kuhn - Kuhn for Congress · checked 2026-10-14

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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David Kustoff
Candidate D

David Kustoff

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $2.1M raised, 50% from large donors, 49% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,028,850.00 (49% of $2,116,729.39 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,016,150.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: About | Congressman David Kustoff · checked 2026-10-14

2 Background: KUSTOFF, David | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-14

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Candidate E

Henry J. Ward, III

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Tennessee Politics: Elections, Candidates & Officeholders | Politics1 · checked 2026-10-21

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Candidate F

Horace Taylor

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: About Horace Taylor | Independent for Congress, TN-8 · checked 2026-10-14

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Candidate G

Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Pamela Jeanine Moses official campaign — historical biography · checked 2026-10-29

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Candidate H

Wendell "Wells" Blankenship

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: About | Big American Media · checked 2026-10-14

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