Jim Casha
No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.
Outside spending
No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.
PAC and committee money
No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.
2026 elections · Michigan
Michigan U.S. House, district 8
General election Nov. 3, 2026. 5 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.
Rating: Solid D (Cook: Likely D; Sabato: Likely D; Inside Elections: Solid D; DDHQ: Solid D; The Economist: Solid D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.
Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.
The field
Kathy Goodwin
No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.
Outside spending
No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.
PAC and committee money
No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.
C. Mia Pettus
No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.
Outside spending
No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.
PAC and committee money
No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.
Kristen McDonald Rivet
- Raised
- $6,820,546
- From individuals
- $4,343,548
- From PACs and other committees
- $1,858,387
- From the candidate (gifts + loans)
- $0
- Cash on hand
- $3,209,409
- Debts
- $0
FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record
Outside spending
Outside groups spent $293,989 to support and $274,036 to oppose.
- ROLLING SEA ACTION FUNDfor $150K
- AMERICA PACagainst $148K
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC.against $94K
- CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PACfor $54K
- AB PACfor $44K
- WELCOMEPACfor $35K
FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 16, 2026.
PAC and committee money
452 committees reported giving $1,654,127 in all.
- JSTREETPAC$23,480
- EMILYS LIST$10,665
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC)$10,000
- GROWTH ENERGY PAC$10,000
- MOMS FED UP$10,000
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC$10,000
- DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.
Tracked networks
- Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $28K
- Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $22K
- Defense contractorsPAC checks $11K
- Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $3K
- Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $1K
Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.
Tom Smith
- Raised
- $547,682
- From individuals
- $10,902
- From PACs and other committees
- $14,000
- From the candidate (gifts + loans)
- $7,605
- Cash on hand
- $410,547
- Debts
- $7,600
FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record
Outside spending
Outside groups spent $171,034 to support and $11,250 to oppose.
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC.for $91K
- AMERICA PACfor $80K
- FOR MICHIGAN ACTION FUNDagainst $11K
FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 15, 2026.
PAC and committee money
No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.
| Kristen McDonald Rivet | Democrat | $6,820,546 | $3,209,409 | $293,989 | $274,036 |
| Tom Smith | Republican | $547,682 | $410,547 | $171,034 | $11,250 |
Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.
Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.