Robert Kovaly
Candidate for Michigan 1st Congressional District · Taxpayers
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Michigan 1st Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: certified — MI-01, Doc Kovaly (U.S. Taxpayers Party). Identity PROBABLE: same district and party; name form differs from catalog row. · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Michigan 1st Congressional District covers
Covers all of Marquette County, Chippewa County, Ontonagon County, Schoolcraft County, Iron County, Delta County, Gogebic County, Houghton County, Mackinac County, Menominee County, Alger County, Luce County, Baraga County, Cheboygan County, Dickinson County and 18 more; parts of Keweenaw County and Leelanau County.
Includes Escanaba (part), Hubbard Lake, Indian River, Lakes of the North, Negaunee, Sand Lake, Sault Ste. Marie (part), Advance, Ahmeek, Alanson, Alba, Alden and 193 more.
538 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: State of Michigan (DTMB/Bureau of Elections), 2024 Voting Precincts statewide layer (gisagocss.state.mi.us OpenData/boundaries/MapServer/9); State of Michigan Voting Precincts 2020 and 2022 (for those elections)
Results
Certified results for Michigan 1st Congressional District
1ST District Representative IN Congress
2024 Michigan General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack BergmanRepublican | Republican | 282,265 | 59.2% |
| Callie BarrDemocrat | Democrat | 180,937 | 37.9% |
| Liz HakolaOther party | Other party | 8,497 | 1.8% |
| Andrew GaleLibertarian | Libertarian | 5,486 | 1.1% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
1ST District Representative IN Congress
2022 Michigan General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack BergmanRepublican | Republican | 233,093 | 60.0% |
| Bob LorinserDemocrat | Democrat | 145,370 | 37.4% |
| Liz HakolaOther party | Other party | 5,458 | 1.4% |
| Andrew GaleLibertarian | Libertarian | 4,537 | 1.2% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
1ST District Representative IN Congress
2020 Michigan General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack BergmanRepublican | Republican | 256,581 | 61.6% |
| Dana FergusonDemocrat | Democrat | 153,329 | 36.8% |
| Ben BorenLibertarian | Libertarian | 6,310 | 1.5% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
Key Votes
The record
No public voting record
Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View the FilingNewest filing: Statement of Candidacy · Filed Sep 17 · FEC
Finance Reports
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00954818 (candidate ID H6MI02257) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Filings
- Statement of CandidacyFEC · 2026View the Filing
Statement of candidacy — ROBERT KOVALY (amended)
Filed with the FEC 2026-09-17 (file 2012788).
Sep 17, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · source
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Michigan 1st Congressional District
- Jack BergmanRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Callie BarrDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
- Laveta DavenportGreen · On the 2026 ballot
- Zebulon Hart FeatherlyIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Liz HakolaWorking Class · On the 2026 ballot
- Arnett SatterlaLibertarian · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Michigan 1st District — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "Doc Kovaly" (U.S. Taxpayers Party) on the MI official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · MI official election authority · sourceU.S. Representative · MI-01
Taxpayers · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26
Not on file for Robert yet: Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_8hxpc1gmm.
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