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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. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Heidi Kuhn
Top priorities
- 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
Per the campaign site.
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 was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for Austill. 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 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 was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for Futch. 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 Antonio Futch.
Pamela Jeanine (P.) Moses
Top priorities
- Criminal justice reform and economic development
- Healthcare for all
- Food security and local agriculture
Per the campaign site.
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
- 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
Per the campaign site.
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.