U.S. House of Representatives · District 8 · Michigan · 2026

Who is running

Kristen McDonald RivetDemocratic PartyU.S. House of Representatives · District 8
Raised
$6.9M
Cash on hand
$2.7M
In Congress since
2025
Votes attended
97.7%
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Thomas J. SmithRepublican PartyU.S. House of Representatives · District 8
Raised
$561K
Cash on hand
$85K
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C. Mia PettusLibertarian PartyU.S. House of Representatives · District 8
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Jim CashaGreen PartyU.S. House of Representatives · District 8
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Kathy GoodwinWorking Class PartyU.S. House of Representatives · District 8
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Candidate list published by Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections (the last official copy we checked before the Nov. 3, 2026, election), as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Worth knowing

The party winning this district last changed in 2018, when Elissa Slotkin (Democratic) won it after a Republican win in 2016. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
The closest result we hold for this district was in 2000: Mike Rogers won by 160 votes, 0.1 points of all votes counted. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
15 different people won the 53 regular elections for this district from 1920 to 2024. Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House)
A candidate with the same name as the 2024 winner, Kristen McDonald Rivet, is on the 2026 official list. Source: Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election
Five candidates are on the official list for this race. Source: Official list from Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections
All 13 U.S. House contests in Michigan on the official list have more than one candidate. Source: Official list from Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.

Democratic candidate
Republican candidate

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Year	Democratic candidate	Republican candidate
1920	27.59%	72.18%
1922	36.59%	63.41%
1924	22.5%	77.5%
1926	No figure	100%
1928	24.58%	75.38%
1930	32.63%	67.37%
1932	53.51%	44.89%
1934	45.89%	51.5%
1936	45.71%	46.81%
1938	41.3%	58.7%
1940	38.78%	61.15%
1942	32.12%	66.92%
1944	32.08%	67.48%
1946	26.41%	72.57%
1948	37.08%	61.32%
1950	38.67%	60.48%
1952	32.96%	66.56%
1954	36.98%	62.68%
1956	35.61%	64.06%
1958	37.81%	62.19%
1960	37.64%	62.21%
1962	39.54%	60.46%
1964	45.26%	54.74%
1966	30.15%	69.85%
1968	31.16%	68.84%
1970	34.14%	65.86%
1972	39.39%	59.26%
1974	54.84%	43.41%
1976	59.01%	40.36%
1978	66.57%	33.43%
1980	60.74%	37.68%
1982	91%	No figure
1984	64.42%	35.58%
1986	72.64%	27.36%
1988	72.08%	27.92%
1990	68.6%	31.39%
1992	47.6%	46.33%
1994	44.89%	51.61%
1996	53.76%	44.14%
1998	57.41%	38.64%
2000	48.74%	48.79%
2002	30.75%	67.88%
2004	36.9%	61.08%
2006	42.92%	55.27%
2008	40.23%	56.53%
2010	34.33%	64.08%
2012	37.29%	58.6%
2014	42.06%	54.6%
2016	39.18%	56.03%
2018	50.61%	46.78%
2020	50.88%	47.28%
2022	53.1%	42.83%
2024	51.25%	44.61%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024

Winners and margins
Year	Most votes	Margin over the runner-up
2024	Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic)	28,173 votes (6.6 points)
2022	Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)	34,472 votes (10.3 points)
2020	Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)	15,397 votes (3.6 points)
2018	Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)	13,098 votes (3.8 points)
2016	Mike Bishop (Republican)	61,838 votes (16.9 points)
2014	Mike Bishop (Republican)	30,470 votes (12.5 points)
2012	Mike Rogers (Republican)	73,560 votes (21.3 points)
2010	Mike Rogers (Republican)	72,862 votes (29.8 points)
2008	Mike Rogers (Republican)	58,917 votes (16.3 points)
2006	Mike Rogers (Republican)	35,130 votes (12.3 points)
2004	Mike Rogers (Republican)	82,306 votes (24.2 points)
2002	Mike Rogers (Republican)	85,605 votes (37.1 points)
2000	Mike Rogers (Republican)	160 votes (0.1 points)
1998	Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)	40,915 votes (18.8 points)
1996	Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)	25,250 votes (9.6 points)
1994	Dick Chrysler (Republican)	14,280 votes (6.7 points)
1992	Bob Carr (Democratic)	3,611 votes (1.3 points)
1990	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	53,644 votes (37.2 points)
1988	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	85,709 votes (44.2 points)
1986	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	60,711 votes (45.3 points)
1984	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	56,478 votes (28.8 points)
1982	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	102,296 votes (82.0 points)
1980	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	47,146 votes (23.1 points)
1978	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	51,446 votes (33.1 points)
1976	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	34,804 votes (18.6 points)
1974	Bob Traxler (Democratic)	16,217 votes (11.4 points)
1972	James Harvey (Republican)	33,724 votes (19.9 points)
1970	James Harvey (Republican)	41,234 votes (31.7 points)
1968	James Harvey (Republican)	57,599 votes (37.7 points)
1966	James Harvey (Republican)	48,690 votes (39.7 points)
1964	James Harvey (Republican)	14,657 votes (9.5 points)
1962	James Harvey (Republican)	26,646 votes (20.9 points)
1960	James Harvey (Republican)	37,279 votes (24.6 points)
1958	Alvin M. Bentley (Republican)	27,391 votes (24.4 points)
1956	Alvin M. Bentley (Republican)	41,460 votes (28.4 points)
1954	Alvin M. Bentley (Republican)	26,985 votes (25.7 points)
1952	Alvin M. Bentley (Republican)	46,300 votes (33.6 points)
1950	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	19,837 votes (21.8 points)
1948	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	24,269 votes (24.2 points)
1946	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	37,350 votes (46.2 points)
1944	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	39,718 votes (35.4 points)
1942	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	23,493 votes (34.8 points)
1940	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	24,968 votes (22.4 points)
1938	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	15,492 votes (17.4 points)
1936	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	1,070 votes (1.1 points)
1934	Fred L. Crawford (Republican)	4,388 votes (5.6 points)
1932	Michael J. Hart (Democratic)	8,696 votes (8.6 points)
1930	Bird J. Vincent (Republican)	20,053 votes (34.7 points)
1928	Bird J. Vincent (Republican)	44,213 votes (50.8 points)
1926	Bird J. Vincent (Republican)	Unopposed
1924	Bird J. Vincent (Republican)	45,954 votes (55.0 points)
1922	Bird J. Vincent (Republican)	14,326 votes (26.8 points)
1920	Joseph W. Fordney (Republican)	33,571 votes (44.6 points)

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Data table: Michigan's U.S. House districts, with District 8 outlined

Michigan's U.S. House districts, with District 8 outlined
District	Contest
MI-1	Another district
MI-2	Another district
MI-3	Another district
MI-4	Another district
MI-5	Another district
MI-6	Another district
MI-7	Another district
MI-8	This race
MI-9	Another district
MI-10	Another district
MI-11	Another district
MI-12	Another district
MI-13	Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Through
Kristen McDonald Rivet	$6.9M	$4.3M	$2.7M	Oct 14, 2026
Thomas J. Smith	$561K	$476K	$85K	Oct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

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