Heidi Kuhn
Candidate · U.S. House · Tennessee
Democrat · Challenger3%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
Running for
OfficeU.S. House
SeatTennessee, district 8
AgainstDavid Kustoff (R), incumbent
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
BallotDirectory listing
Links
Websitekuhnforcongress.com ↗
FECH6TN08367 ↗
The district
TN-8 · Tennessee
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk & '26 County Mayor Candidate.
The campaign · in their wordskuhnforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Protect SNAP Benefits
“Heidi will repeal Trump and Kustoff's cuts to SNAP benefits that provides vital food assistance to thousands of working class Tennesseans.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Expand Child Tax Credit
“Heidi will expand the Child Tax Credit to make it more affordable for parents to raise children.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Lower Housing Costs
“Heidi will expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and stand up to Wall Street Investors that are buying up housing and raising rent, making it harder for families to afford homes.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 297 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 5 statements
Left
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
$97k
Raised
$94k
From individuals
Named donors · gifts over $200
$73k
Itemized · 78% of individual
98
Named donors
96%
Itemized from Tennessee
By occupation
$10k
$9k
$5k
$5k
$5k
By state
$70k
$1k
$625
$250
$250
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“Heidi will expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit”
“raise the $7.25 federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030”
“Heidi will repeal Trump and Kustoff’s cuts to SNAP benefits”
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
Heidi Kuhn
Candidate · U.S. House · Tennessee
Democrat · Challenger3%
Party to win · Kalshi
Oct 27, 2026 snapshot
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Kustoff (R), inc.
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1
Protect SNAP Benefits
“Heidi will repeal Trump and Kustoff's cuts to SNAP benefits that provides vital food assistance to thousands of working class Tennesseans.”
Plank 2
Expand Child Tax Credit
“Heidi will expand the Child Tax Credit to make it more affordable for parents to raise children.”
Plank 3
Lower Housing Costs
“Heidi will expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and stand up to Wall Street Investors that are buying up housing and raising rent, making it harder for families to afford homes.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · kuhnforcongress.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
Budget and taxesLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
Energy and landLeft 28
Left, 28 points from center
Health careL-lean 13
L-lean, 13 points from center
Housing and techL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
Foreign policyLeft 28
Left, 28 points from center
ImmigrationMixed
Mixed
Civil rightsLeft 23
Left, 23 points from center
TradeL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
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 · 78% 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
“Heidi will expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit”
“raise the $7.25 federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030”
“Heidi will repeal Trump and Kustoff’s cuts to SNAP benefits”
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