Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- John James
- Office
- Governor of Michigan
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Jay DeBoyer (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent term-limited) · current governor: Gretchen Whitmer
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: johnjamesmi.com
- Candidate list
- Michigan Bureau of Elections — Candidate Listing, All State Offices, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Proposes a plan to bring down the cost of housing, energy, groceries, and car insurance. | Campaign website — johnjamesmi.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Utilities | Proposes holding regulated residential utility bill growth at or below inflation. | Campaign website — johnjamesmi.com/pillar-affordability Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Government | Calls for transparency, enforcement of term limits, and an end to backroom deals with tax dollars. | Campaign website — johnjamesmi.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Proposes a Parents’ Bill of Rights and an Education Freedom Agenda. | Campaign website — johnjamesmi.com/flight-plan Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Michigan’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Michigan campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Has served in the U.S. Congress: Biographical Directory entry (Bioguide ID J000307), with bills sponsored and cosponsored listed on Congress.gov. Linked by Bioguide ID from the candidate’s Wikidata item (Q56027187).
Sources
- Candidate list: Michigan Bureau of Elections — Candidate Listing, All State Offices, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — johnjamesmi.com — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — johnjamesmi.com/pillar-affordability — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — johnjamesmi.com/flight-plan — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: United States Congress, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Campaign link on the 2026 election article (English Wikipedia), confirmed on the site
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress (Bioguide ID J000307)
- Michigan campaign-finance search (official)
