# Tennessee candidate Heidi Kuhn recovers at home after car crash

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mother-of-four-congressional-candidate-heidi-kuhn-reveals-she-nearly-died-in-traumatic-car-crash-days-before-election-as-she-reveals-heavily-bruised-face/
- Published: 2026-10-27T20:57:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T21:12:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16243585/congressional-candidate-heidi-kuhn-nearly-died-traumatic-car-crash-election.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Health, Medicine, Politics, World

## Key points

- Heidi Kuhn is recovering at home after a car crash.
- She said she was grateful her injuries were not worse.
- She is challenging David Kustoff in a safely Republican district.

## Summary

Tennessee congressional candidate Heidi Kuhn has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home after a car crash left her injured and shaken. She said she was grateful the injuries were not more serious, and thanked people for their support as she and her family process what happened.

Kuhn, 57, is a mother of four and a former Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk. She is running as a Democrat against Republican David Kustoff in Tennessee’s 8th district, rated safely Republican by the Cook Political Report at R+10. The article also reports that Alaska Senate hopeful Mary Peltola suffered minor injuries in a separate crash, prompting her to reschedule campaign appearances.

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