John James
RIncumbentFEC H2MI10150
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Raised this cycle$554K
Cash on hand: $0
All Michigan races
2026 race
MI-10 — U.S. House
11 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: John James.
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Democratic primary · Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Called by audit: web-verified
Christina HinesWon47.0%
- DEric ChungDefeated31.4%
- DTim GreimelDefeated23.3%
Currently held by
John James (R) — not seeking re-election in 2026. They've publicly announced their retirement; their committee is still on the FEC's 2026 roster for routine compliance, but this is effectively an open seat.
Election day
44days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$7.2M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Robert Lulgjuraj
RChallengerFEC H6MI10326
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Raised this cycle$1.2M
Cash on hand: $822K
Michael Bouchard
RChallengerFEC H6MI10359
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Raised this cycle$977K
Cash on hand: $847K
Christina Hines
DChallengerFEC H6MI10276
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Raised this cycle$884K
Cash on hand: $312K
Justin Kirk
RChallengerFEC H6MI10334
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Raised this cycle$411K
Cash on hand: $347K
Steven Elliott
RChallengerFEC H2MI13311
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Raised this cycle$48K
Cash on hand: $462
Steffan Demetropoulos
RChallengerFEC H6MI10367
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
4 defeated candidates — show
Eric Chung
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6MI10292
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Raised this cycle$1.5M
Cash on hand: $931K
Tim Greimel
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6MI10284
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Raised this cycle$1.1M
Cash on hand: $634K
Alexander Hawkins
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6MI10268
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Raised this cycle$376K
Cash on hand: $0
George Adams
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6MI10300
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Raised this cycle$198K
Cash on hand: $173K
Local signal
Early read on MI-10 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Christina Hinesleans positive
2 pos10 neutral0 neg12 articles
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$7.2M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$7.2M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Lulgjuraj(R) | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
Michael Bouchard(R) | $977K | — | — | $977K |
Christina Hines(D) | $884K | — | — | $884K |
John James(R)incumbent | $554K | — | — | $554K |
Justin Kirk(R) | $411K | — | — | $411K |
Steven Elliott(R) | $48K | — | — | $48K |
Steffan Demetropoulos(R) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
4 defeated candidates — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Chung(D)defeated | $1.5M | — | — | $1.5M |
Tim Greimel(D)defeated | $1.1M | — | — | $1.1M |
Alexander Hawkins(D)defeated | $376K | — | — | $376K |
George Adams(D)defeated | $198K | — | — | $198K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside MI versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Robert Lulgjuraj(R)80% in-state · $1.2M itemized
$990K in-state$246K out-of-state
Michael Bouchard(R)74% in-state · $1.4M itemized
$1.0M in-state$370K out-of-state
Christina Hines(D)59% in-state · $862K itemized
$511K in-state$351K out-of-state
John James(R)7% in-state · $411K itemized
$30K in-state$381K out-of-state
Justin Kirk(R)96% in-state · $161K itemized
$155K in-state$7K out-of-state
Steven Elliott(R)81% in-state · $26K itemized
$21K in-state$5K out-of-state
Steffan Demetropoulos(R)81% in-state · $5K itemized
$4K in-state$1K out-of-state
4 defeated candidates — show
Eric Chung(D)defeated7% in-state · $1.6M itemized
$105K in-state$1.4M out-of-state
Tim Greimel(D)defeated85% in-state · $1.0M itemized
$882K in-state$153K out-of-state
Alexander Hawkins(D)defeated48% in-state · $83K itemized
$40K in-state$43K out-of-state
George Adams(D)defeated18% in-state · $180K itemized
$33K in-state$147K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Lulgjuraj | Bouchard | Hines | James | Kirk | Elliott | Demetropoulos | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | |||||||
Healthcare States, not the federal government, should decide who gets Medicaid and what it covers. | — | |||||||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
Eric Chung
- Michigan votes in primary races | Arkansas Democrat GazetteArkansas Democrat-GazetteAug 5
- Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan's Democratic Senate nominationNewsdayAug 5
- Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary is latest test of the progressive movement’s powerAnchorage Daily NewsAug 5
- At the Races: Left, right and MichiganRoll CallAug 4
Robert Lulgjuraj
Tim Greimel
- Michigan votes in primary races | Arkansas Democrat GazetteArkansas Democrat-GazetteAug 5
- Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan's Democratic Senate nominationNewsdayAug 5
- Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary is latest test of the progressive movement’s powerAnchorage Daily NewsAug 5
- At the Races: Left, right and MichiganRoll CallAug 4
Michael Bouchard
- 2026 midterm election races to watchCBS NewsSep 13
- Vance characterizes Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed as ‘evil’NBC NewsAug 31
- DCCC adds Max Miller’s Democratic opponent to ‘Red to Blue’ listRoll CallAug 11
- Socialist wave 'ripping America apart' will hit a wall with Michigan voters: Rising star House candidateFox NewsAug 8
Christina Hines
- 2026 midterm election races to watchCBS NewsSep 13
- Vance characterizes Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed as ‘evil’NBC NewsAug 31
- Democrats and Republicans draw battle lines for November’s general election with primaries endingThe Baltimore SunAug 28
- DCCC adds Max Miller’s Democratic opponent to ‘Red to Blue’ listRoll CallAug 11
Justin Kirk
- Michigan votes in primary races | Arkansas Democrat GazetteArkansas Democrat-GazetteAug 5
- Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan's Democratic Senate nominationNewsdayAug 5
- Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary is latest test of the progressive movement’s powerAnchorage Daily NewsAug 5
- At the Races: Seeing blue in GeorgiaRoll CallJul 23
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.