Tennessee 8th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★David KustoffIncumbent
$2.23M
DHeidi Kuhn
$40K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
David Kustoff	R	$2,232,874	$0	$0	—
Heidi Kuhn	D	$39,805	$0	$0	—

$2.27M

Raised by candidates

$1.31M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
David Kustoff (R)	$2.23M	$1.05M	$1.03M	—	75%	$1.29M	761
Heidi Kuhn (D)	$40K	$38K	$2K	—	91%	$26K	14

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

David Kustoff

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $2.23M
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 75%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Finance & investment money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Heidi Kuhn

D Democrat

Raised: $40K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 91%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.