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U.S. House, District 8: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Thomas J. Smith

Thomas J. Smith

Running for U.S. House · Michigan District 8

NationalRepublican

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Kristen McDonald Rivet

Kristen McDonald Rivet

U.S. House · Michigan District 8

NationalDemocrat

Thomas J. SmithCandidateKristen McDonald RivetCurrent rep

Job fit

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Top issues

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How they voted on top issues

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Who pays them

Thomas J. Smith

Where the campaign money came from1

small donorslarge donors
small donors$10Klarge donors$67K$77K raised
$9,9801Small individual donors
$67,1031Large individual donors

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Where the campaign money came from2

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politiciansindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$393Klarge donors$3.2Mcompanies$375Kotherpoliticians$246Kindustryassociations$221KOther kinds ofdonors$619K$5.4M raised
$392,7352Small individual donors
$3,228,0102Large individual donors

Checks

Thomas J. Smith

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Kristen McDonald Rivet

Checks run: missed votes

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Sources

  1. FEC · 2026 cycle · 2026 U.S. Senate campaign used in: Money
  2. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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C. Mia Pettus
Candidate A

C. Mia Pettus

Libertarian

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Jim Casha
Candidate B

Jim Casha

Green

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Sources

1 Background: 2024 Statewide Voter Guide, League of Women Voters of Michigan — Jim Casha, District 8, PDF page 18 · checked 2026-10-29

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Kathy Goodwin
Candidate C

Kathy Goodwin

Working Class Party

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Thomas J. Smith
Candidate D

Thomas J. Smith

RepublicanShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $77K raised, 87% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable. Group breakdown unavailable: recipient attribution needs review. Group source

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle · 2026 U.S. Senate campaign

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Kristen McDonald Rivet
Candidate E

Kristen McDonald Rivet

DemocratShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 $5.4M raised, 59% from large donors, 28% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,529,018.87 (28% of $5,439,282.43 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,461,032.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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