AkashicMI-08 — U.S. House
We expect Democrats to win96%The call
We expect Democrats to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketRaw Democratic YES price 88%; raw Republican YES price 13%.
No model-versus-market gap is calculated until both systems represent every independent and Other outcome.
Raw YES prices from live Polymarket markets; D and R are not renormalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Kristen McDonald RivetDIncumbentNominee | |
| Tom SmithRNominee | not yet filing |
| Thomas J. SmithR | not yet filing |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Competitive Saginaw Bay / Flint seat; Aug 4 primary not yet held. McDonald Rivet (incumbent, 51.3% in 2024) is the presumptive Democratic nominee. Republican primary is contested among Thomas J. Smith, Amir Hassan, and Alfred Lemmo; no settled GOP nominee, so the listed Republican is one of several contenders. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the MI-08 place page.
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