The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Adam Austill (Independent), Wendell Blankenship (Independent), Antonio Futch (Independent), Pamela Moses (Independent), Horace Taylor (Independent) and Henry Ward III (Independent).
Official candidate list: Tennessee Division of Elections; The Division of Elections page that links both lists. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
David Kustoff
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2017 · Age 60
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Tennessee
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 30 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 45,788 votes
- Heidi Kuhn Won: 52.0% 23,787
- Dewey Gordon Bryan: 21.0% 9,611
- Leonard Perkins: 16.9% 7,719
- Jordan D. Hinders: 10.2% 4,671
The primary · 65,431 votes
- David Kustoff Won: Unopposed 65,431
Primary results as recorded October 11, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Tennessee Secretary of State statewide precinct results workbook. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Not on the November ballot
4 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 768K
- Median household income
- $69K
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Living below the poverty line
- 13.6%
- Without health insurance
- 8.5%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.
How this seat voted last time
R+47 in 2024
- David Kustoff Won: 72.3%
- Sarah Freeman: 25.6%
332,315 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 2.1%. The district's lines have changed since this result. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between July 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.