Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
James (jim) Aaron Lower
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Michigan District 3
- Filing address
- Greenville, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- LOWER, JAMES (JIM) AARON
- Next election
- Primary August 4, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Michigan, District 3
FEC candidate ID H0MI03274 · Principal campaign committee: JIM LOWER FOR CONGRESS
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2019, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$213,910.9483%
- PACs and other committees$15,100.006%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$29,500.0011%
Self-funding: $29,500.00 (11% of money raised): $0.00 given and $29,500.00 lent by the candidate. $29,500.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $7,800.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIPPAC$2,800.00
The race
Michigan U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James (jim) Aaron Lower (R) | $258,510.94 | $0.00 | 2019-12-31 |
| Hillary Scholten (D) | $3,840,545.09 | $27,190.24 | 2020-12-31 |
| Peter Meijer (R) | $3,501,196.66 | $88,198.87 | 2020-12-31 |
| Justin Amash (I) | $1,160,520.21 | $388,804.61 | 2020-12-31 |
| Lynn Afendoulis (R) | $1,032,752.48 | $17.39 | 2020-12-31 |
| Joel John Langlois (R) | $463,311.00 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Nick Colvin (D) | $361,985.95 | $553.69 | 2020-12-31 |
| Thomas John Norton (R) | $51,835.51 | $514.63 | 2020-12-31 |
| Emily E Rafi (R) | $26,586.00 | $0.00 | 2020-07-15 |
| Andrew Jackson Willis (R) | $25,055.00 | $2,667.03 | 2020-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic National | October 15–17, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 46% · Hillary Scholten 46% |
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) | October 7–9, 2020 | 449 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 42% · Hillary Scholten 47% |
| National Research (R) | October 5–7, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 50% · Hillary Scholten 43% |
| We Ask America | September 19–20, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 48% · Hillary Scholten 41% |
| ALG Research (D) | September 16–20, 2020 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Peter Meijer 42% · Hillary Scholten 44% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | September 8–10, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 41% · Hillary Scholten 41% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JIM LOWER FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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