2018Final results
2018 election for Tennessee's 8th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
David Kustoff (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Erika Stotts Pearson (D) by 37.6 points.
David KustoffRepublican · winner
67.7%168,030
Erika Stotts PearsonDemocrat
30.1%74,755
James HartIndependent
2.2%5,560
248,345 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Erika Stotts PearsonDavid Kustoff
$9.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$8.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$951
Cash on hand
$71.9K
Other candidates' campaigns: James Hart $101.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018