2026 results · Tennessee · Tennessee 8th District
David Kustoff, the Republican, wins re-election in Tennessee's 8th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 19.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 14.7-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| David KustoffRepublican, incumbent | 114,045 | 51.6% | |
| Heidi KuhnDemocrat | 102,406 | 46.4% | |
| 6 others | 4,455 | 2.0% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted220,906 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:03 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:11 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Tennessee's 8th District takes in all or part of 12 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+19.9 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 14.7 points toward the Democrats, ranks 9 of 9 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+19.9
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+23.6
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 9 of 9
- Shelby County61%
- Madison County12%
- Gibson County6%
- Tipton County4%
- Carroll County3%
- Henderson County3%
- Fayette County2%
- Haywood County2%
- 4 more6%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 12 counties compared moved 14.3 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 69% as many votes as in 2024, from 75% in Shelby County to 55% in Gibson County.
Perry County moved most: R+68.7 for president in 2024, R+51.6 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Shelby County added 18,551 net votes for Kuhn against the 2024 margin, 36% of the district's change
Across the 12 counties compared, the margin moved by 51,249 votes toward Kuhn: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Shelby County+18,551 Kuhn
- Gibson County+6,078 Kuhn
- Madison County+5,385 Kuhn
- Henderson County+4,117 Kuhn
- Tipton County+4,024 Kuhn
- Carroll County+3,651 Kuhn
- Chester County+2,466 Kuhn
- Crockett County+1,916 Kuhn
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Kuhn this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Shelby CountyR+2.3D+10.7
Tennessee’s ballot
StatewideRepublicans won all 2 of Tennessee's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 8–1, now R 8–1, counting the leaders in 2 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.