Michigan U.S. House District 8

State records available; final verification pending

The current field comes from the state election authority. Any unofficial primary result remains labeled unofficial, and an incomplete state list is not presented as final.

Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections

November matchup not yet formed

Matchup forms after the 2026-08-04 primary.

Basis: Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections · next event 2026-08-04

Current field

7 candidates

Kristen McDonald Rivet
Democratic · state primary 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.
Al Lemmo
Republican · state primary ballot
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.
Amir Hassan
Republican · state primary ballot
Campaign site · linked through an FEC committee filing
C. Mia Pettus
Libertarian · state general filing unofficial
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.
Jim Casha
Green · state general filing unofficial
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.
Kathy Goodwin
Working Class · state general filing unofficial
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.
Thomas J. Smith
Republican · state primary ballot
No campaign website is reported to the FEC for this candidate.