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2016 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2016 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

David Kustoff won the 2016 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. David Kustoff received 194,386 popular votes (68.75%). The main challenger was Rickey Hobson (25.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Kustoff and Hobson

Kustoff +43.7 pts · won by 123,461 votes
David KustoffRepublicanWINNER68.75%
194,386 votes
Rickey HobsonDemocratic25.09%
70,925 votes
Shelia L. GodwinIndependent2.28%
6,442 votes
James L. HartIndependent1.43%
4,057 votes
Adrian M. MontagueIndependent0.88%
2,497 votes
Mark J. RawlesIndependent0.86%
2,445 votes
Karen Free Spirit Talley-LaneIndependent0.7%
1,981 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.