John James

RepublicanMI-10 · Representative

Wins

Losses

Races

2024

House · MI-10

Won

RJohn JamesWinner

217,437 votes51.1%

DCarl J. Marlinga

191,363 votes45.0%

WAndrea Kirby

11,162 votes2.6%

LMike Saliba

5,339 votes1.3%

Margin of victory: +6.1%

In the 2024 House race for MI-10, John James (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Carl J. Marlinga (D) who received 45.0%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. John James's 6.1-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

As the incumbent, John James benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. This seat will likely stay on party watch lists as potentially competitive in future cycles.

2022

House · MI-10

Won

RJohn JamesWinner

159,202 votes48.8%

DCarl J. Marlinga

157,602 votes48.3%

WAndrea Kirby

5,905 votes1.8%

LMike Saliba

3,524 votes1.1%

WDarko Martinovski

4 votes0.0%

Margin of victory: +0.5%

In the 2022 House race for MI-10, John James (R) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Carl J. Marlinga (D) who received 48.3%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 0.5-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Lisa McClain (R) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Republican, John James benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Democrat in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats. Given the narrow margin, this seat is likely to remain competitive and attract heavy investment in the next cycle.

2018

Senate · MI

Lost

DDebbie StabenowWinner

2,214,478 votes52.3%

RJohn James

1,938,818 votes45.8%

GMarcia Squier

40,204 votes0.9%

uGeorge E. Huffman Iii

27,251 votes0.6%

nJohn Howard Wilhelm

16,502 votes0.4%

In the 2018 Senate race for MI Senate seat, Debbie Stabenow (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating John James (R) who received 45.8%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Debbie Stabenow's 6.5-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Gary C. Peters (D) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Democrat, Debbie Stabenow benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.