Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

John James

Official portrait of John James
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Michigan’s 10th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Shelby Township, MI
Born
1981
In Congress
House since 2023 · 3 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
JAMES, JOHN
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the current district highlighted

Michigan, District 10

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Michigan District 10ChallengerWon the general election (48.8%)

FEC candidate ID H2MI10150 · Principal campaign committee: JOHN JAMES FOR CONGRESS, INC.

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Michigan District 10$554,399.53Not running (declined to run)
2023–2024U.S. House · Michigan District 10$9,546,139.34Won the general election (51.1%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Michigan District 10$6,954,183.56Won the general election (48.8%)
Total raised$6,954,183.56
Total spent$6,158,678.00
Cash on hand$795,505.56
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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: $3,498,815.22PACs and other committees: $421,149.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $2,978,365.52Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $55,853.82
  • Individual contributions$3,498,815.2250%
  • PACs and other committees$421,149.006%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,978,365.5243%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$55,853.821%

Raised and spent over time

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

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

147 committees reported giving $448,407.00 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.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting John James$977,248.25
  • Independent expenditures opposing John James$0.00
  • Company and union communications to members about John James$17,945.17

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 10, 2022 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John James (R)$6,954,183.56$795,505.562022-12-31
Lisa McClain (R)$1,269,568.48$916,503.082022-12-31
Carl Marlinga (D)$1,059,983.76$5,906.372022-12-31
Huwaida Arraf (D)$543,826.50$6,864.962022-12-31
Eric Esshaki (R)$430,157.22$138,562.292022-12-31
Angela Rogensues (D)$346,917.27$0.002022-12-31
Henry Yanez (D)$129,094.98$0.002022-10-14
Rhonda Powell (D)$37,305.45$0.002022-10-31
Tony I Marcinkewciz (R)$15,367.32$501.082022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RAugust 10, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsLean RAugust 3, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RJune 15, 2022
  • PoliticoLikely ROctober 18, 2022
  • RCPLikely RJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsLikely RJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQLikely RJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Likely ROctober 6, 2022
  • The EconomistLean RNovember 1, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Target Insyght (D)October 16–18, 2022400 (LV)± 5.0%Carl Marlinga 44% · John James 42%
The Glengariff Group, Inc.October 4–6, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%Carl Marlinga 36% · John James 44%
Mitchell Research (R)August 16–21, 2022429 (LV)± 4.7%Carl Marlinga 38% · John James 47%
Target Insyght (D)August 16–18, 2022400 (LV)± 5.0%Carl Marlinga 47% · John James 45%
Target Insyght (D)May 24–27, 2022400 (LV)± 5.0%Carl Marlinga 44% · John James 40%
The Tarrance Group (R)April 24–26, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%Carl Marlinga 41% · John James 47%

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: JOHN JAMES FOR CONGRESS, INC..
  • 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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