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Emily Rafi
Emily Rafi (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
Rafi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Rafi initially declared candidacy for the 2020 Democratic primary. She announced in November 2019 that she would leave the party and subsequently declared candidacy for the Republican primary.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Peter Meijer defeated Hillary Scholten, Richard Fuentes, and Shannon Hogan in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Meijer (R) | 53.0 | 213,649 |
 | Hillary Scholten (D) | 47.0 | 189,769 | |
| Richard Fuentes (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Shannon Hogan (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 403,419 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Amash (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Hillary Scholten advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hillary Scholten | 100.0 | 65,008 |
| Total votes: 65,008 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cathy Albro (D)
- Nick Colvin (D)
- Doug Booth (D)
- Amanda Le'Anne Brunzell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3
Peter Meijer defeated Lynn Afendoulis, Tom Norton, Joe Farrington, and Emily Rafi in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 3 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Meijer | 50.2 | 47,273 |
 | Lynn Afendoulis | 26.1 | 24,579 | |
 | Tom Norton | 15.8 | 14,913 | |
| Joe Farrington | 4.2 | 3,966 | ||
| Emily Rafi | 3.7 | 3,462 | ||
| Total votes: 94,193 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Jackson Willis (R)
- James Lower (R)
- Joel Langlois (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Emily Rafi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rafi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Protecting Taxpayers
- Defeating the far left movement
- Creating economic opportunities
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
