House districts / Michigan
Michigan's 8th congressional district
MI-8. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Kristen Mcdonald Rivet Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $6.9mSpent $4.3m · Cash $2.7m
- Thomas James Smith Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $561kSpent $476k · Cash $85k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 48.3% | Trump 50.3% | 1.4% | R+2.0 |
| 2020 | Biden 50.3% | Trump 48.2% | 1.5% | D+2.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 48.0% | Trump 47.0% | 5.0% | D+1.1 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 770,294 | |
| Adults (18+) | 604,485 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 98.9% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 18.6% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 33.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 25.1% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 73.8% | 57.4% |
| Black | 14.7% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 5.6% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 24.9% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $63,195 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 14 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Kristen McDonald Rivet Democrat | 51.2% | Paul Junge Republican others 4.1% | 44.6% | D+6.6 |
| 2022 | Daniel T. Kildee Democrat | 53.1% | Paul Junge Republican others 4.1% | 42.8% | D+10.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 15 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Elissa Slotkin Democrat | 50.9% | Paul Junge Republican others 1.8% | 47.3% | D+3.6 |
| 2018 | Elissa Slotkin Democrat | 50.6% | Mike Bishop Republican others 2.6% | 46.8% | D+3.8 |
| 2016 | Mike Bishop Republican | 56.0% | Suzanna Shkreli Democrat others 4.8% | 39.2% | R+16.9 |
| 2014 | Mike Bishop Republican | 54.6% | Eric Shertzing Democrat others 3.3% | 42.1% | R+12.5 |
| 2012 | Mike Rogers Republican | 58.6% | Lance Enderle Democrat others 4.1% | 37.3% | R+21.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 16 to 15 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Mike Rogers Republican | 64.1% | Lance Enderle Democrat others 1.6% | 34.3% | R+29.8 |
| 2008 | Mike Rogers Republican | 56.5% | Robert D. Alexander Democrat others 3.2% | 40.2% | R+16.3 |
| 2006 | Mike Rogers Republican | 55.3% | Jim Marcinkowski Democrat others 1.8% | 42.9% | R+12.3 |
| 2004 | Mike Rogers Republican | 61.0% | Robert D. Alexander Democrat others 2.1% | 36.9% | R+24.2 |
| 2002 | Mike Rogers Republican | 67.9% | Frank McAlpine Democrat others 1.4% | 30.8% | R+37.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 18 to 16 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Mike Rogers Republican | 48.8% | Dianne Byrum Democrat others 2.5% | 48.7% | R+0.1 |
| 1998 | Debbie Stabenow Democrat | 57.4% | Susan Grimes Munsell Republican others 4.0% | 38.6% | D+18.8 |
| 1996 | Debbie Stabenow Democrat | 53.8% | Dick Chrysler Republican others 2.1% | 44.1% | D+9.6 |
| 1994 | Dick Chrysler Republican | 51.6% | Bob Mitchell Democrat others 3.5% | 44.9% | R+6.7 |
| 1992 | Bob Carr Democrat | 47.6% | Dick Chrysler Republican others 6.1% | 46.3% | D+1.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Bob Traxler Democrat | 68.6% | James White Republican | 31.4% | D+37.2 |
| 1988 | Bob Traxler Democrat | 72.1% | Lloyd F. Buhl Republican | 27.9% | D+44.2 |
| 1986 | Bob Traxler Democrat | 72.6% | John A. Levi Republican | 27.4% | D+45.3 |
| 1984 | Bob Traxler Democrat | 64.4% | John Heussner Republican | 35.6% | D+28.8 |
| 1982 | Bob Traxler Democrat | 91.0% | Sheila M. Hart Libertarian | 9.0% | D+82.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Bob Traxler Democrat | 60.7% | Norman R. Hughes Republican others 1.6% | 37.7% | D+23.1 |
| 1978 | Bob Traxler Democrat | 66.6% | Norman R. Hughes Republican | 33.4% | D+33.1 |
| 1976 | Bob Traxler Democrat | 59.0% | E. Brady Denton Republican others 0.6% | 40.4% | D+18.6 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits