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2026 Tennessee District 8 House Election

David Kustoff (R) incumbent

About this race

David Kustoff, a Republican, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. David Kustoff, a Republican, has taken $103,460 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 7 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Heidi Kuhn, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 8 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and 6 independent.

Key issues in Tennessee

Major issues facing Tennessee, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

David Kustoff Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $103,460FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC-linked contributions $103,460, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,232,874 raised · $1,285,497 spent · $3,006,838 cash on hand through Jul 17, 2026
Focus: Keep West Tennessee safe, secure, and prosperous

Heidi Kuhn Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$39,805 raised · $26,327 spent · $13,478 cash on hand through Jul 17, 2026
Focus: Bold, compassionate leadership for West Tennessee: justice, equity, opportunity

Wendell Blankenship Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

Horace Taylor Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$8,119 raised · $7,975 spent · $244 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Putting West Tennessee first: farmers, affordable healthcare, service members and veterans

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

David Kustoff RHeidi Kuhn DAdam Austill IWendell Blankenship IAntonio Futch IPamela Moses IHorace Taylor IHenry Ward III I
Raised$2.2M$40K————$8K—
Individuals$1.1M47%$38K96%————$2K26%—
PACs & parties$1M46%$2K4%————$0—
Self-funded$0$0————$6K74%—
Other$152K7%$0————$400%—
AIPAC-linked*$103K———————
Outside spending†————————

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

David Kustoff 763 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.2M
Campaign spent$1.3M
Cash on hand$3.0M
FEC 2026 through 07/17/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals47%
PACs / committees46%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Membership PAC$11K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$9K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 763 donors. The other 713 gave $1.6M combined.

Plus $23K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See David Kustoff’s full FEC filings →

Heidi Kuhn 36 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$40K
Campaign spent$26K
Cash on hand$13K
FEC 2026 through 07/17/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals96%
PACs / committees4%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$100

Plus $9K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Heidi Kuhn’s full FEC filings →

Horace Taylor 3 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$8K
Campaign spent$8K
Cash on hand$244
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals26%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding74%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$1K
  • Self-funded$500
  • Individual$500

Plus $664 from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Horace Taylor’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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