Charles Karafa

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Charles Karafa was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 33 of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Karafa's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • Respect for the sanctity of human life
  • Uphold the Bill of Rights including support of the second amendment.
  • Hold MDOT accountable for the new road funding approved in 2015. Bring those dollars to Macomb County.
  • Proper budgeting through prioritizing spending, not increasing taxes
  • Balance the budget and pay down Michigan’s debt
  • Stop bailing out cities and school systems that have wasted our tax dollars
  • Decrease the dependence on welfare programs.[1]
 ”
—Charles Karafa, [2]

Elections

2016

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. Incumbent Ken Goike (R) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.

Jeff Yaroch defeated Yani Warda in the Michigan House of Representatives District 33 general election.[3]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 33 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jeff Yaroch 69.99% 30,295
     Democratic Yani Warda 30.01% 12,987
Total Votes 43,282
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


Yani Warda ran unopposed in the Michigan House of Representatives District 33 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Yani Warda  (unopposed)


The following candidates ran in the Michigan House of Representatives District 33 Republican primary.[4][5]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 33 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jeff Yaroch 38.38% 3,161
     Republican Colleen Carl 25.86% 2,130
     Republican Julianne Cusumano 10.14% 835
     Republican Charles Karafa 3.97% 327
     Republican Mel Koch 18.14% 1,494
     Republican Steven Stoll 3.51% 289
Total Votes 8,236

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Karafa for America, "Views," accessed May 27, 2016
  3. ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 2, 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Candidate Listing," accessed April 22, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2016 Michigan Election Results," accessed August 2, 2016


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