Michigan U.S. House District 8

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Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections

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November matchup (state list)

Kristen McDonald Rivet(Democratic)vsJim Casha(Green)vsC. Mia Pettus(Libertarian)vsThomas J. Smith(Republican)vsKathy Goodwin(Working Class)

General matchup drawn from the state's published general-candidate list, which the state may still update.

Basis: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections

Current field

5 candidates

Kristen McDonald RivetIncumbent
Democratic · general ballot
Campaign site · linked through an FEC committee filing
$5.6M raised
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.
Thomas J. SmithChallenger
Republican · general ballot
Campaign site · linked through an FEC committee filing
$243K raised
C. Mia PettusChallenger
Libertarian · general ballot
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.
Jim CashaChallenger
Green · general ballot
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.
Kathy GoodwinChallenger
Working Class · general ballot
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.

Earlier or withdrawn candidates

Historical records remain visible; status events are append-only.

Amir Hassan
Republican · not on state general list
Campaign site · linked through an FEC committee filing
$727K raised
Al Lemmo
Republican · not on state general list
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.