U.S. House Candidate Profile

Thomas James Smith

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RepublicanU.S. HouseMichigan08

Background

Thomas James Smith is a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in Michigan's 8th congressional district in the 2026 election cycle. Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 cycle report that Thomas James Smith received $550,119 in total receipts, spent $311,857, and had $238,262 in cash on hand.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; mi-boe.entellitrak.com/etk-mi-boe-prod/page.request.do; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MI08312/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

Michigan Bureau of Elections — Public Candidate Listing lists Thomas J. mi-boe.entellitrak.com

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Thomas James Smith raised $243,238, spent $23,439, reported $219,799 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Thomas James Mr Smith is listed by the FEC as a Republican candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Thomas James Smith raised $37,516, spent $1,023, reported $36,494 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Thomas James Smith reported $0 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Thomas James Mr Smith reported $0 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Thomas James Smith's committee id is C00951830

Thomas James Smith's latest reported receipts $550,119. fec.gov

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Thomas James Smith profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

Thomas James Smith matches a certified general-election roster row. Row name Thomas J. Smith. Row office 8th District Representative in Congress. Row district 8. Row party Republican Party. Ballot status general_nominee. Official source host mi-boe.entellitrak.com. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Valid citations 8. Primary-source references 8. First seen 2026-05-08. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-18.

Published claim kinds: Background 2, Finance 4.

Other ids: Other senate-lda:_run.

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On the November 3, 2026 ballot

Thomas J. Smith is certified for 8th District Representative in Congress (Republican Party). Michigan Department of State Bureau of Elections, Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election Tuesday November 3, 2026 Retrieved 2026-10-18.

  • Office: 8th District Representative in Congress
  • Party: Republican Party

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