Michigan U.S. House District 8

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The current field comes from the state election authority. Any unofficial primary result remains labeled unofficial, and an incomplete state list is not presented as final.

Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections

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Matchup forms after the 2026-08-04 primary.

Basis: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections · next event 2026-08-04

Current field

7 candidates

Al LemmoChallenger
Republican · state primary ballot
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.
Amir HassanChallenger
Republican · state primary ballot
Campaign site · linked through an FEC committee filing
C. Mia Pettus

Kristen McDonald RivetIncumbent

Democratic · state primary ballot

Campaign site · linked through an FEC committee filing

Biography, in the campaign's words

“Kristen went to Michigan State University and later got her master’s degree at University of Michigan-Flint.” source

Prior service stated by the campaign

Chief of Staff, Michigan’s Department of Education“Chief of Staff for Michigan’s Department of Education” source
Michigan State Senate, Michigan“Kristen served in the Michigan State Senate” source

Stated priorities, in the campaign's words

“her top priority is to help level the playing field for working families” source
“invest in our workforce to prepare Michiganders for the jobs of tomorrow” source

Stated positions, in the campaign's words

“Kristen has fought to protect abortion rights for women” source
“lower the cost of groceries, housing and prescription drugs, and to invest in child care” source
“make things here in Michigan and stand up to China” source
“protects Social Security from extremists seeking to privatize, reduce benefits, or raise the retirement age” source
“requires safe storage of firearms around children” source

Quoted verbatim from the candidate's own campaign site, which is linked to them through an FEC committee filing. Passages are selected automatically; the wording is the campaign's, and it is a self-description rather than an independent account.