Kristen Mcdonald Rivet
U.S. House District 8
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jul 15, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Mcdonald Rivet Democratic incumbent | $5,644,876 | $4,254,099 | $1,529,019 |
| Thomas Smith Republican | $224,066 | $219,799 | $0 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jul 15, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Kristen Mcdonald Rivet at $5,644,876. Lowest: Thomas Smith at $224,066. The largest reported value sets this scale at $5,644,876.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Kristen Mcdonald Rivet at $4,254,099. Lowest: Thomas Smith at $219,799. The largest reported value sets this scale at $4,254,099.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Kristen Mcdonald Rivet at $1,529,019. Lowest: Thomas Smith at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,529,019.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Kristen Mcdonald Rivet at $27,821. Lowest: Thomas Smith at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $27,821.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Kristen Mcdonald Rivet Democratic |
|---|---|
| Corporate PACs | $366,98023.6% |
| Non-connected committees | $263,98617.0% |
| Leadership PACs | $245,75015.8% |
| Labor union PACs | $214,00013.8% |
| Trade association PACs | $209,44113.5% |
| Membership organization PACs | $134,0308.6% |
| Other candidates' committees | $78,7405.1% |
| Cooperative PACs | $26,5001.7% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $14,5000.9% |
| Party committees | $2,0500.1% |
| Itemized total | $1,555,977 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Kristen Mcdonald Rivet Democratic |
|---|---|
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $87,0007.1% |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $63,0005.1% |
| Building trades unions Labor | $50,0004.1% |
| Construction Construction | $49,5004.0% |
| Automotive Transportation | $41,5003.4% |
| Air transport Transportation | $39,0003.2% |
| Public sector unions Labor | $36,5003.0% |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $34,5002.8% |
| Transportation unions Labor | $34,0002.8% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $32,9412.7% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $32,0002.6% |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $30,5002.5% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $29,5002.4% |
| Health insurance Health | $29,0002.4% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $25,5002.1% |
| Defense Defense | $23,5001.9% |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $20,0001.6% |
| Technology Communications and technology | $18,9801.5% |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $18,0001.5% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $13,5001.1% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $13,5001.1% |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $11,5000.9% |
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $11,0000.9% |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $10,0000.8% |
| Accounting Professional services | $7,5000.6% |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $6,5000.5% |
| Trucking Transportation | $6,0000.5% |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $3,5000.3% |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $3,0000.2% |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $3,0000.2% |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $2,5000.2% |
| LGBTQ rights Ideological and single-issue | $2,0000.2% |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $2,0000.2% |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $1,0000.1% |
| Cryptocurrency and blockchain Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5000.0% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $437,51635.6% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $326,540 |
| Itemized total | $1,555,977 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Kristen Mcdonald Rivet Democratic |
|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $27,821100.0% |
| Itemized total | $27,821 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Kristen Mcdonald Rivet Democratic |
|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $27,821100.0% |
| Itemized total | $27,821 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Thomas Smith: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Mcdonald Rivet Democratic | $129,816 | 7 | Jul 19 to Jul 31, 2026 | $129,816 still provisional |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- C. Mia Pettus (Libertarian): This candidate is not linked to a federal candidate identity, so FEC coverage does not apply.
- Jim Casha (Green): This candidate is not linked to a federal candidate identity, so FEC coverage does not apply.
- Kathy Goodwin (Working Class): This candidate is not linked to a federal candidate identity, so FEC coverage does not apply.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.