House districts / Tennessee
Tennessee's 8th congressional district
TN-8. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- David Kustoff Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.6mSpent $1.9m · Cash $2.7m
- Heidi Kuhn Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $112kSpent $106k · Cash $7k
- Horace Taylor Ias of Oct 14, 2026Raised $8kSpent $8k · Cash $145
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 5 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 38.7% | Trump 59.9% | 1.4% | R+21.1 | R+41.1 |
| 2020 | Biden 41.4% | Trump 57.1% | 1.5% | R+15.6 | R+37.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 37.4% | Trump 58.7% | 3.9% | R+21.3 | R+39.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 767,871 | |
| Adults (18+) | 590,123 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 95.8% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 25.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 22.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 60.0% | 57.8% |
| Black | 26.3% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.0% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 34.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $73,216 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | David Kustoff Republican | 72.3% | Sarah Freeman Democrat others 2.1% | 25.6% | R+46.8 |
| 2022 | David Kustoff Republican | 74.0% | Lynnette P. Williams Democrat others 1.7% | 24.3% | R+49.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | David Kustoff Republican | 68.5% | Erika Stotts Pearson Democrat others 2.0% | 29.5% | R+39.0 |
| 2018 | David Kustoff Republican | 67.7% | Erika Stotts Pearson Democrat others 2.2% | 30.1% | R+37.6 |
| 2016 | David Kustoff Republican | 68.8% | Rickey Hobson Democrat others 6.1% | 25.1% | R+43.7 |
| 2014 | Stephen Lee Fincher Republican | 70.8% | Wes Bradley Democrat others 4.6% | 24.6% | R+46.2 |
| 2012 | Stephen Lee Fincher Republican | 68.3% | Timothy D. Dixon Democrat others 3.2% | 28.4% | R+39.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Stephen Lee Fincher Republican | 59.0% | Roy Herron Democrat others 2.2% | 38.8% | R+20.2 |
| 2008 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
| 2006 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 73.2% | John Farmer Republican | 26.8% | D+46.4 |
| 2004 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 74.3% | James L. Hart Republican | 25.6% | D+48.7 |
| 2002 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 70.1% | Mat McClain Republican others 2.6% | 27.3% | D+42.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 72.3% | Billy Yancy Republican | 27.7% | D+44.5 |
| 1998 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
| 1996 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 67.3% | Tom Watson Republican others 2.8% | 29.9% | D+37.3 |
| 1994 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 63.8% | Neal R. Morris Republican | 36.2% | D+27.6 |
| 1992 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 83.7% | Lawrence J. Barnes Independent others 10.4% | 5.9% | D+77.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 8 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | John S. Tanner Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
| 1988 | John Tanner Democrat | 62.4% | Ed Bryant Republican | 37.6% | D+24.9 |
| 1986 | Ed Jones Democrat | 80.4% | Dan H. Campbell Republican | 19.6% | D+60.8 |
| 1984 | Ed Jones Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1982 | Ed Jones Democrat | 74.9% | Bruce Benson Republican | 25.1% | D+49.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 99.9% | others 0.1% | D+99.9 | |
| 1978 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 69.7% | Duncan Ragsdale Republican others 1.3% | 29.1% | D+40.6 |
| 1976 | Harold E. Ford Democrat | 60.7% | A. D. (Andy) Allissandratos Republican others 0.9% | 38.5% | D+22.2 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in TN-8 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits