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2026 candidates we're tracking in TN-8
David Kustoff
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 Republican nominee for November 3. He was born and raised in Shelby County, graduated from the University of Memphis and was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee in 2006, per the campaign site. kustoffforcongress.com is the campaign's own site; its content is undated.
Heidi Kuhn
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability: SNAP, the child tax credit, and housing, grocery, and energy costs
- Farmers: opposing tariffs, a better farm bill, and right-to-repair
- Protecting Medicare and Medicaid and rural hospitals
About Heidi Kuhn
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.
Adam D. Austill
Adam D. Austill is an independent candidate from Covington for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website is listed in Adam D. Austill's FEC committee filing, and none was found as of October 15, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Adam D. Austill.
Wendell (Wells) Blankenship
Wendell "Wells" Blankenship is an independent candidate from Memphis for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for Blankenship. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Wendell (Wells) Blankenship.
Antonio Futch
Antonio Futch is an independent candidate from Memphis for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website is listed in Antonio Futch's FEC committee filing, and none was found as of October 15, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Antonio Futch.
Pamela Jeanine (P.) Moses
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Criminal justice reform and economic development
- Healthcare for all
- Food security and local agriculture
About Pamela Jeanine (P.) Moses
Moses describes herself as an organizer, musician and human rights advocate with extensive experience in political campaigns and community activism, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she is running for U.S. Congress in Tennessee as a member of Other.
Horace Taylor
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Support relief programs for West Tennessee farmers affected by tariffs and trade disputes
- Expand access to rural hospitals and healthcare in West Tennessee
- Advocate for veterans and service members on budget and benefits issues
About Horace Taylor
Horace Taylor is an independent candidate from Germantown for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list.
Henry J. Ward, III
Henry J. Ward III is an independent candidate from Millington for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for Ward. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Henry J. Ward, III.
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.