Jack Bergman

Republican. Trump won Michigan in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 81; Born February 2, 1947.
Lean: R+11; Solidly Republican. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2017; Served since January 3, 2017.
Cash on hand: $263K; $263,089. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Callie Barr (D). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Won with 74.3%

Aug. 4. Next: Matthew DenOtter, 13.1%, and one other.

Also on the November ballot: Arnett Satterla (Libertarian), Doc Kovaly (U.S. Taxpayers), LaVeta Davenport (Green), Liz Hakola (Working Class), Zebulon Featherly (no party affiliation).

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Donald Trump.

None on record: Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.

What a race here costs

TV: Traverse City–Cadillac, 267,000 homes. The district is 69.3% of the market; 6 markets in all.

2026 primary: $3.3M spent, $30.84 a vote

2024 general: $1.5M spent, $3.15 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Chair of the Armed Services subcommittee on Readiness

Committees: Armed Services · Budget · Veterans’ Affairs

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 59.15%
Victory margin: +21.23 pts
Trump, 2024: 59.88% · +21.21 pts

Margin 0.03 points above Trump. Vote share 0.73 points below.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Callie Barr. Returns · Trump baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$2.0M	47%	$140K
2022	$1.8M	36%	$10K
2024	$2.0M	32%	$111K

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 76
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 70
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 80
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 78
Conservative average, out of 100: 76
Progressive average, out of 100: 10.6 (LCV 7, Progressive Punch 5, Stop Corruption Now 20)
IAP Action score, immigration: 98, rank 179 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: A-

Read October 4, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.