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2026 candidates we're tracking in TN-8
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David Kustoff
Republican
Incumbent
David Kustoff is an attorney and the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee serving in Congress since 2017, per his official House biography. He was unopposed on August 6 and is the Republica…
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Heidi Kuhn
Democratic
Heidi Kuhn, of Cordova, is the outgoing Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk with more than 26 years in government; her office processed nearly 10,000 expungements and she was named 2025 Tennessee Clerk of the Year, per her campaign site and the Daily Memphian. …
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Adam D. Austill
Independent
Adam D. Austill, of Covington, is an independent candidate on the certified 2026 candidate list for this district. Independent candidates skip Tennessee's primary and appear on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate l…
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Wendell (Wells) Blankenship
Independent
Wendell (Wells) Blankenship is a certified independent candidate for this district. Independent candidates skip Tennessee's primary and appear on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
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Antonio Futch
Independent
Antonio Futch, of Memphis, is an independent candidate on the certified 2026 candidate list for this district. Independent candidates skip Tennessee's primary and appear on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
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Pamela Jeanine (P.) Moses
Independent
Pamela Jeanine (P.) Moses is a certified independent candidate for this district. Independent candidates skip Tennessee's primary and appear on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
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Horace Taylor
Independent
Horace Taylor, of Germantown, is an independent candidate on the certified 2026 candidate list for this district. Independent candidates skip Tennessee's primary and appear on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate li…
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Henry J. Ward, III
Independent
Henry J. Ward, III, of Millington, is an independent candidate on the certified 2026 candidate list for this district. Independent candidates skip Tennessee's primary and appear on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candida…
About this race
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Tennessee primary is Thursday, August 6, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.