2016Final results
2016 election for Tennessee's 8th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
David Kustoff (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Rickey Hobson (D) by 43.7 points.
David KustoffRepublican · winner
68.8%194,386
Rickey HobsonDemocrat
25.1%70,925
Shelia L. GodwinIndependent
2.3%6,442
James HartIndependent
1.4%4,057
Adrian M. MontagueIndependent
0.9%2,497
Mark J. RawlesIndependent
0.9%2,445
Karen Free Spirit Talley-LaneIndependent
0.7%1,981
282,733 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratDavid Kustoff
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Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
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Cash on hand
$115.4K
Other candidates' campaigns: James Hart $501.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016
The candidates
David Kustoff (R)Rickey Hobson (D)
Also on the ballot: Shelia L. Godwin (Independent), 2.3%; James Hart (Independent), 1.4%; Adrian M. Montague (Independent), 0.9%; Mark J. Rawles (Independent), 0.9%; Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane (Independent), 0.7%