David Kustoff
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 48% from PACs and 49% from individuals.
49% individuals48% PACs3% other
$2.1M
raised
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Tennessee · U.S. House · District 08 · 2026
Tennessee District 08 House race
General election in 54 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Tennessee District 08 House race
David Kustoff has raised more than 13 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Tennessee District 08 House race, 2026 report raising $2.3M between them. David Kustoff reports $2.1M and Dewey Bryan reports $169,350, a gap of $2M. Of what David Kustoff reports, 49% came from individuals and 48% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
DB
Dewey Bryan
DD · challenger
8% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 92% from other sources.
8% individuals0% PACs92% other
$169K
raised
HK
Heidi Kuhn
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.
97% individuals3% PACs0% other
$17K
raised
HT
Horace Taylor
II · challenger
54% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 46% from other sources.
54% individuals0% PACs46% other
$2K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$61K
Insurance$30K
Transportation$20K
Banking & Financial$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) · pac$11K
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
- EASTMANPAC-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY · pac$10K
- FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) · pac$10K
- MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC · pac$10K
- STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
44%47%
44% PACs47% individuals9% other
The incumbent's record
David Kustoff is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$7.6M
$3.3M - $12M. up $2.4M since 2016.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Ways and Means
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$61K
Insurance$30K
Transportation$20K
Banking & Financial$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
David Kustoff R · incumbent | vs | DB Dewey Bryan D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $2.1M | Raised | $169K |
| $3.1M | Cash on hand | $42K |
| 48% | From PACs | 0% |
| 49% | From individuals | 8% |
| Insurance | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |