Federal candidate · 2021–2022 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
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the 2022 district highlighted

Michigan, District 1

DemocraticU.S. House · Michigan District 1ChallengerLost the general election (37.4%)

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$588,500.20
Total spent$578,256.86
Cash on hand$11,043.34
Debts owed by the campaign$33,500.00
Loans from the candidate$33,500.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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: $539,750.20PACs and other committees: $10,200.00Party committees: $5,050.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $33,500.00
  • Individual contributions$539,750.2092%
  • PACs and other committees$10,200.002%
  • Party committees$5,050.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$33,500.006%

Self-funding: $33,500.00 (6% of money raised): $0.00 given and $33,500.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

3 committees reported giving $11,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Robert James Lorinser$10.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Robert James Lorinser$0.00
  • Company and union communications to members about Robert James Lorinser$14.88

FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 2 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Robert James Lorinser (D)$588,500.20$11,043.342022-12-31
John Bergman (R)$1,841,958.42$10,071.502022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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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