2020Final results
2020 election for Tennessee's 8th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
David Kustoff (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Erika Stotts Pearson (D) by 39.0 points.
David KustoffRepublican · winner
68.5%227,216
Erika Stotts PearsonDemocrat
29.5%97,890
James HartIndependent
1.1%3,763
Jon DillardIndependent
0.9%2,984
331,853 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Erika Stotts PearsonDavid Kustoff
$19.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$16.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$4.1K
Cash on hand
$713.8K
Other candidates' campaigns: James Hart $338.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020
The candidates
David Kustoff (R)Erika Stotts Pearson (D)
Also on the ballot: James Hart (Independent), 1.1%; Jon Dillard (Independent), 0.9%