Michigan District 8, U.S. House
Candidates on the certified ballot
| Candidate | Grade | Party | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Casha | Green | Challenger | |
| Kathy Goodwin | Working Class Party | Challenger | |
| C. Mia Pettus | Libertarian | Challenger | |
| Kristen McDonald Rivet | C+ | Democratic | Incumbent |
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| Thomas J. Smith | Republican | Challenger | |
Alphabetical by surname.
Money
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | From individuals | Organizations & tribes | From PACs | Outside spending (for / against) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Casha | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kathy Goodwin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| C. Mia Pettus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristen McDonald Rivet | $5.6M | $4.3Mas of July 15, 2026 | $3.6M | $24K | $1.9M | $274K / $1.8M |
| Thomas J. Smith | $277K | $183Kas of September 30, 2026 | $272K | $0 | $5K | $158K / $5K |
2026 cycle, per FEC filings. The thin bars compare candidates within this race. Raised covers the 2026 cycle. Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier campaigns. “—”: no FEC financial report on file for this candidate.
Sources
- FEC bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball), candidate-committee linkages (ccl), committees (cm), candidates (cn), individual contributions (indiv), committee contributions (pas2), independent expenditures (schedule_e). Files dated October 4, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Money is computed with the same functions as member pages. FEC bulk data
- Grades and member records: Congress.gov roll-call votes, YourRepRecord grades computed October 16, 2026. Congress.gov
- Candidate list: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections, official file obtained September 25, 2026. official list
- State election office websites: the USA.gov state election office directory, fetched October 9, 2026. USA.gov