Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Lynn Afendoulis
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Michigan District 3
- Filing address
- Grand Rapids, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- AFENDOULIS, LYNN
- Next election
- Primary August 4, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Michigan, District 3
FEC candidate ID H0MI03290 · Principal campaign committee: LYNN AFENDOULIS FOR CONGRESS
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$688,843.7367%
- PACs and other committees$25,250.002%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$315,901.6631%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,757.090%
Self-funding: $315,901.66 (31% of money raised): $6,628.36 given and $309,273.30 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
7 committees reported giving $26,361.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PACLeadership PAC$7,200.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$6,161.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- GIVING US SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUS PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- SUPPORTING UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S NEXT LEADERS PAC (SUSAN PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- CUT THE BULL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Lynn Afendoulis$32,971.29
- Independent expenditures opposing Lynn Afendoulis$74,455.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- FIX CONGRESS NOW!Opposing$74,455.00
- PATRIOTS FUNDSupporting$32,928.00
- RIGHT TO LIFE OF MICHIGAN VICTORY FUNDSupporting$40.00
The race
Michigan U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Afendoulis (R) | $1,032,752.48 | $17.39 | 2020-12-31 |
| Hillary Scholten (D) | $3,840,545.09 | $27,190.24 | 2020-12-31 |
| Peter Meijer (R) | $3,501,196.66 | $88,198.87 | 2020-12-31 |
| Justin Amash (I) | $1,160,520.21 | $388,804.61 | 2020-12-31 |
| Joel John Langlois (R) | $463,311.00 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Nick Colvin (D) | $361,985.95 | $553.69 | 2020-12-31 |
| James (jim) Aaron Lower (R) | $258,510.94 | $0.00 | 2019-12-31 |
| Thomas John Norton (R) | $51,835.51 | $514.63 | 2020-12-31 |
| Emily E Rafi (R) | $26,586.00 | $0.00 | 2020-07-15 |
| Andrew Jackson Willis (R) | $25,055.00 | $2,667.03 | 2020-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic National | October 15–17, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 46% · Hillary Scholten 46% |
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) | October 7–9, 2020 | 449 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 42% · Hillary Scholten 47% |
| National Research (R) | October 5–7, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 50% · Hillary Scholten 43% |
| We Ask America | September 19–20, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 48% · Hillary Scholten 41% |
| ALG Research (D) | September 16–20, 2020 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Peter Meijer 42% · Hillary Scholten 44% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | September 8–10, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Peter Meijer 41% · Hillary Scholten 41% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: LYNN AFENDOULIS FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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