Federal candidate · 2023–2024 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
Primary August 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (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 10IncumbentWon the general election (51.1%)

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$9,546,139.34
Total spent$9,606,963.87
Cash on hand$734,681.03
Debts owed by the campaign$3,999.96
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 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: $4,647,146.12PACs and other committees: $1,323,180.00Party committees: $5,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $3,547,674.17Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $23,139.05
  • Individual contributions$4,647,146.1249%
  • PACs and other committees$1,323,180.0014%
  • Party committees$5,000.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$3,547,674.1737%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$23,139.050%

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

394 committees reported giving $1,306,866.00 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$1,545,228.03
  • Independent expenditures opposing John James$7,018,843.90

FEC totals for the 2024 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, 2024 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John James (R)$9,546,139.34$734,681.032024-12-31
Carl J. Marlinga (D)$2,954,055.05$34,619.602024-12-31
Anil Kumar (D)$1,385,481.52$1,661.012024-12-31
Diane Young (D)$572,023.91$2,739.922024-12-31
Emily Busch (D)$511,788.56$14,171.752024-12-31
Tiffany Tilley (D)$67,039.26$1,977.582024-12-31
Rhonda M. Powell (D)$43,406.74−$2,430.142024-09-30
Brian Steven Jaye (D)$15,208.88$3,071.332024-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean RNovember 16, 2023
  • Inside ElectionsLean RMay 9, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RNovember 16, 2023
  • Elections DailyLean RFebruary 5, 2024
  • CNalysisTilt RNovember 16, 2023

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
DCCC (D)October 15–18, 2024388 (LV)–John James 47% · Carl Marlinga 47%
Glengariff GroupOctober 14–16, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%John James 47% · Carl Marlinga 44%
Global Strategy Group (D)August 8–12, 2024330 (LV)± 4.4%John James 47% · Carl Marlinga 44%
Target Insyght (D)July 14–15, 2024400 (LV)± 5.0%John James 43% · Carl Marlinga 49%

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: 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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