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Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: May 8, 2020
Primary: August 4, 2020
General: November 3, 2020
Pre-election incumbent:
Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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A Republican Party primary took place on August 4, 2020, in Michigan's 13th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 3, 2020.

David Dudenhoefer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
May 8, 2020
August 4, 2020
November 3, 2020


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Rashida Tlaib (Democrat), who was first elected in 2018.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Michigan utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]

This page focuses on Michigan's 13th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Michigan modified its primary election process as follows:

  • Candidate filing procedures: The petition signature requirements for select primary candidates was reduced to 50 percent of their statutory requirements. The filing deadline was extended from April 21 to May 8.
  • Voting procedures: Absentee ballot applications sent automatically to all registered voters in the primary election.
  • Political party events: The Democratic Party of Michigan canceled its state convention, originally scheduled for March 21, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.


Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 13

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Dudenhoefer
David Dudenhoefer Candidate Connection
 
47.6
 
6,833
Image of Linda Sawyer
Linda Sawyer
 
34.5
 
4,955
Image of Alfred Lemmo
Alfred Lemmo Candidate Connection
 
17.9
 
2,574

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,362
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways. Either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey or Ballotpedia staff created a profile after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[3] Ballotpedia staff compiled profiles based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements.

David Dudenhoefer

Image of David Dudenhoefer

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "A lifelong resident of Wayne County, David Dudenhoefer spent his early childhood in Westland, and graduated from Franklin High School in Livonia. As an adult, David moved to Detroit and has been living in the city for over twenty-five years. David and his newly-wed wife, Jacqueline, live in the Boston-Edison historic district and work in the city of Detroit. They are expecting their first child in November. They aslo enjoy what the new and old Detroit has to offer from live music to local restaurants, urban gardening, Eastern Market, Belle Isle, and all the yearly festivals. They also enjoy exploring Michigan's Great Lakes, state parks, and hiking trails. Aside from his 20 years of experience in the private sector, David has worked tirelessly as a political activist advocating for individual liberty through multiple organizations, training citizens on effective activism skills. David has served as district chair for the 13th Congressional District Republican Committee since 2013."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

The higest power is with the people whose rights are inalienable, and as legislators we are obligated to the defend the liberty of the individual first.

I put my trust in the people over too most in government who have repeated demonstrated ineptitude, and untrustworthiness.

My goal is allow more freedom for people to make choices for themselves and to empower them to hold politicians to account.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Michigan District 13 in 2020.

Alfred Lemmo

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Having invested the majority of my life in and around Dearborn, Michigan, I have come to realize a couple of very important realities. The first is that Detroit, for whatever political reason, has been all but abandoned by the very people who should have been helping to make living conditions better for all our citizens. The second reality is that the Detroit Metropolitan area has all but been used as a guinea pig in a social experiment by the Democrat Party. It is my belief that with my 30-years experience as a civilian mechanical engineer for the United States Army in Warren, Mi, and my degree in biology, I am equipped to bring answers to our problems in this District. I am a staunch believer that children should be cared for and that begins in the womb. I believe in a smaller government, but one that cares for her citizens. I believe that we need a strong defense, and I believe that we need to retool our education system as we are leaving far too many of our future behind. I am a very real Republican who happens to love and care about our people in the 13th District. I am honest, faithful to the cause, and will serve with an open-door policy while being totally transparent. "

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

The current social unrest and defunding the police across America: Of course I fully support peaceful protest as that is guaranteed under our precious First Amendment. Currently, various groups have taken to the streets to not peacefully protest but cause economic hardship to business owners, home owners and even causing physical harm to private citizens. This must stop immediately! Looking at Seattle, Washington and the events happening in that great city is all the reason that we as patriotic Americans need to justify supporting our law enforcement officers. I shudder to think what this nation would be like without well trained law enforcement officers.

The act known as abortion; Far too many Americans believe and think that abortion is the answer to a woman's problems when she has an unwanted pregnancy. That is simply not the case. Yes, there are occasions when an abortion is a necessity, but the very sad truth is, that is mostly not the case. It is my belief that legalizing this destructive act has done damage to our nation that many Americans will never realize. Beside the fact that women carry the scars on their hearts for the rest of their lives, the act itself has diminished our respect for humanity on a national level. This act must begin to be curbed in society before we lose our humanity altogether.

Accusations that America is systemically racist; The sad truth is that institutional and structural racism takes many forms and is found in many areas of American life. We need to remove such obstacles wherever we find them so that our society can more closely live up to its ideals of liberty and justice for all and equal justice under law. As your next U.S. Congressman in the 13th District, I will fight to make these goals realities.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Michigan District 13 in 2020.


District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+32, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 32 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Michigan's 13th Congressional District the 21st most Democratic nationally.[4]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.94. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.94 points toward that party.[5]

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[6] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[7] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
David Dudenhoefer Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Alfred Lemmo Republican Party $670,608 $670,608 $0 As of November 17, 2020
Linda Sawyer Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[8]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[9][10][11]

Race ratings: Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
November 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020
The Cook Political ReportSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ NCSL, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
  2. ↑ Michigan.gov, "Questions and Answers: Michigan’s Presidential Primary," accessed October 7, 2024
  3. ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  4. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  5. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  6. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  7. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  8. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  9. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  10. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  11. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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