Race

U.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.8

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Kristen McDonald Rivet1DemocratIncumbent$5.6M$1.4M$4.3M$288K$261K
Amir Hassan2RepublicanChallenger$727K$623K$105K$0$0
Thomas James Smith3RepublicanChallenger$246K$62K$183K$171K$5,000
Alfred Lemmo4RepublicanChallenger$220K$220K$0$0$0
Jim Casha5Green$0$0$0$0$0
C. Mia Pettus6Libertarian$0$0$0$0$0
Kathy Goodwin7Other$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Kristen McDonald Rivethttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4MI08218/
    H4MI08218
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Amir Hassanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI08296/
    H6MI08296
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Thomas James Smithhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI08312/
    H6MI08312
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Alfred Lemmohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0MI13463/
    H0MI13463
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Jim Cashahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4MI08176/
    H4MI08176
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: C. Mia Pettushttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI08320/
    H6MI08320
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Kathy Goodwinhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8MI05124/
    H8MI05124
  8. 8
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record