Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Robert James Lorinser

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Michigan District 1
Filing address
Marquette, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LORINSER, ROBERT JAMES
Next election
Primary August 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the 2024 district highlighted

Michigan, District 1

DemocraticU.S. House · Michigan District 1ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2MI01142 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF DR BOB

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2023–2024U.S. House · Michigan District 1$371,077.66Lost primary
2021–2022U.S. House · Michigan District 1$588,500.20Lost the general election (37.4%)
Total raised$371,077.66
Total spent$379,844.18
Cash on hand$2,276.82
Debts owed by the campaign$27,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through September 30, 2024, 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: $364,470.91Party committees: $500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $5,249.60Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $857.15
  • Individual contributions$364,470.9198%
  • Party committees$500.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,249.601%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$857.150%

Self-funding: $5,249.60 (1% of money raised): $5,249.60 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate. $6,500.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 1, 2024 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Robert James Lorinser (D)$371,077.66$2,276.822024-09-30
John Bergman (R)$2,016,388.02$110,949.792024-12-31
Callie Barr (D)$1,011,922.71$7,640.702024-12-31
Joshua Saul (R)$21,450.29$0.002024-12-09
J.d. Wilson (R)$225.00$225.002024-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

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Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: FRIENDS OF DR BOB.
  • 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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