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Bryan’s place in the race
Dewey Gordon Bryan is running as a Democrat for the U.S. House in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the contest includes nine candidates with Democratic, Republican, independent and NNE affiliations.
Bryan is not listed as the incumbent. Republican David Kustoff is identified as the incumbent in the race. A candidate’s party or affiliation tells voters how that person is listed in the contest, but it does not establish the candidate’s position on any particular issue.
Background, positions and campaign finance
No biography is on file for Bryan. That leaves personal history, education, employment, public service and other background details unstated in the official candidate information.
Bryan also has no documented policy positions on file. Voters therefore do not yet have an official record here of Bryan’s positions on federal spending, taxes, health care, immigration, national defense or other matters Congress may consider.
Campaign finance totals for Bryan are not on file. That includes money raised, money spent and cash on hand. Those three figures serve different purposes: money raised tracks campaign receipts, money spent tracks expenditures, and cash on hand shows funds remaining at the close of a reporting period.
The full TN-8 candidate field
The contested race includes nine candidates. Each candidate currently has no biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance totals on file.
- Jordan Daniel Hinders, a Democrat, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
- Leonard Perkins, a Democrat, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
- Horace Taylor, an independent, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
- William Davis Wicker, a Democrat, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
- Adam D Austill, listed with an NNE affiliation, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
- Dewey Gordon Bryan, a Democrat, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
- Antonio MR Futch, an independent, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
- Heidi Kuhn, a Democrat, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
- David Kustoff, a Republican and the incumbent, is running for the U.S. House seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
The party breakdown is five Democrats, one Republican, two independents and one candidate listed with an NNE affiliation. The candidate list alone does not show how any of them would vote in Congress.
What voters can track
The next concrete information to watch includes candidate biographies, issue statements and campaign finance totals. If filed or published, those records can give voters more detail about each candidate’s experience, priorities and campaign activity.
Voters can also track changes to the candidate field and election information ahead of Nov. 3, 2026. The current field makes TN-8 a contested general election, but it does not indicate the level of support for any candidate or the outcome of the race.
