Elections · U.S. House, District 8 · Michigan
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Raised for this seat
$243K
Through August 24, 2026
Cash on hand
$220K
Through August 24, 2026
On the November ballot
Smith faces Kristen McDonald Rivet, Mia C. Pettus, Jim Casha and Kathy Goodwin for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The general-election ballot as recorded September 22, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- <1%$1.4K
- Large donors
- <1%$1.3K
- PACs
- --
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 3%$7.6K
- Other
- 96%$233K
Other includes $233K transferred in from committees this candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC.
Separately, $176K in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.
Receipts reported through August 24, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Michigan
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 15 days before online or by mail, or same-day through Election Day in person.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 770K
- Median household income
- $63K
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Living below the poverty line
- 15.8%
- Without health insurance
- 4.7%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.
- Kristen McDonald Rivet$5.6M
- Jim Casha-
- Kathy Goodwin-
- Amir Hassan$727K
- Alfred Lemmo$220K
- Mia C. Pettus-
- Tom Smiththis page$243K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record. A hollow row is a candidate with no finance report on file yet, not one who raised nothing.
Spending to support them
$171K- No Going Back PAC$91K
- America PAC$80K
Spending to oppose them
$5K- For Michigan Action Fund$5K
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, through October 7, 2026. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.
Record in office
Smith does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.
That absence is not a position for or against anything.
What the campaign says, on tomsmithformi.comCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.
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