Kristen McDonald Rivet vs Thomas J. Smith: MI U.S. House District 8 Race 2026
Candidate vs. Candidate Side-by-Side Scorecards. Compare Kristen McDonald Rivet vs Thomas J. Smith in the MI U.S. House District 8 Race 2026 issue by issue and across all Five Points of Opportunity, on the same nonpartisan -5.00 to +5.00 scale applied to every politician regardless of party.
Who is running
Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democrat) - Incumbent, OppScore -2.91, Record based, documented on 27 of 44 scored questions
Thomas J. Smith (Republican) - Candidate, OppScore +4.48, Provisional, mostly inferred, documented on 4 of 44 scored questions
What is on this page
Side-by-side OppScore comparison for every candidate in the race
Five Points of Opportunity breakdown per candidate