David Kustoff
Candidate · U.S. House · Tennessee
Republican · Incumbent98%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
Running for
OfficeU.S. House
SeatTennessee, district 8
AgainstHeidi Kuhn (D)
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingIncumbent
BallotDirectory listing
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The district
TN-8 · Tennessee
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026.
The campaign · in their wordskustoffforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“Shaking Up and Straightening Up Washington DC”
Plank 1 · campaign site
Maintaining Law & Order
“The safety of our country and community continues to be my top priority.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Education
“I oppose Common Core.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Fighting Terror
“I am proud to have voted to fully fund our military every single time I had the chance.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 70 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 6 statements
Right
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
The race · Tennessee House, district 8 · 7 days out
David KustoffRepublican · incumbent · Right 36 from statements98%
Heidi KuhnDemocrat · challenger · Left 24 from statements3%3624
60 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
$2.5M
Raised
$1.2M
From individuals
Named donors · gifts over $200
$1.2M
Itemized · 98% of individual
526
Named donors
71%
Itemized from Tennessee
By occupation
$134k
$96k
$92k
$78k
$71k
By state
$839k
$88k
$46k
$45k
$32k
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“The only solution now is to be tough on crime.”
“We gave the President 90 miles for the Wall AND bolstered law enforcement at the border.”
“The Deporting Fraudsters Act closes the loopholes and makes fraud a deportable offense. I will proudly be voting YES”
On the ballot with them · Tennessee, Nov 3, 2026
TN Senate
Bill Hagerty (R) · 97%
vs. Marquita Bradshaw (D) · 4%
TN Governor · open seat
Marsha Blackburn (R) · 93%
vs. Jerri Green (D) · 7%
TN-1
Diana Harshbarger (R) · 97%
vs. Kristi Burke (D) · 3%
TN-2
Tim Burchett (R) · 96%
vs. Michaela Barnett (D) · 5%
TN-3
Chuck Fleischmann (R) · 95%
vs. Anna Golladay (D) · 4%
TN-4
Scott DesJarlais (R) · 97%
vs. Victoria Broderick (D) · 1%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
David Kustoff
Candidate · U.S. House · Tennessee
Republican · Incumbent98%
Party to win · Kalshi
Oct 27, 2026 snapshot
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Kuhn (D)
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“Shaking Up and Straightening Up Washington DC”
Plank 1
Maintaining Law & Order
“The safety of our country and community continues to be my top priority.”
Plank 2
Education
“I oppose Common Core.”
Plank 3
Fighting Terror
“I am proud to have voted to fully fund our military every single time I had the chance.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · kustoffforcongress.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
ImmigrationRight 38
Right, 38 points from center
Crime and justiceCntr-rt 3
Cntr-rt, 3 points from center
Health careRight 40
Right, 40 points from center
Business and laborRight 38
Right, 38 points from center
GunsRight 45
Right, 45 points from center
Civil rightsRight 35
Right, 35 points from center
Budget and taxesRt-lean 18
Rt-lean, 18 points from center
EducationMixed
Mixed
The race · TN-8 · 7 days out
David KustoffRepublican · incumbent · Right 36 from statements98%Heidi KuhnDemocrat · challenger · Left 24 from statements3%3624
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
Raised, 2026
From individuals
Itemized · 98% of individual
Named donors
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“The only solution now is to be tough on crime.”
“We gave the President 90 miles for the Wall AND bolstered law enforcement at the border.”
“The Deporting Fraudsters Act closes the loopholes and makes fraud a deportable offense. I will proudly be voting YES”
On the ballot with them · Tennessee
TN SenateHagerty (R) vs. Bradshaw (D)97% · 4%TN Governor · open seatBlackburn (R) vs. Green (D)93% · 7%TN-1Harshbarger (R) vs. Burke (D)97% · 3%TN-2Burchett (R) vs. Barnett (D)96% · 5%TN-3Fleischmann (R) vs. Golladay (D)95% · 4%TN-4DesJarlais (R) vs. Broderick (D)97% · 1%
All 11 Tennessee races →Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll