State Representative District 3
State House District 3; Michigan
My vote power
High
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 71 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 88,484 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 88,484) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.88, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Alabas Farhat
AdvancedDemocratic · Incumbent · declared
Alabas Farhat serves 92,503 constituents in east and central Dearborn and northwest Detroit.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for, 2 against, Government Efficiency 3 for,
Gus Tarraf
AdvancedRepublican · declared
Gus Tarraf is an Arab American community activist from Wayne County. He has published no campaign website or policy platform.
Hussein Berry
Did not advanceDemocratic · declared
Hussein Berry is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 3, challenging incumbent Alabas Farhat. A longtime Dearborn real estate agent, he served three terms on the Dearborn Board of Education before resigning in 2025.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for
Othman Ali Alaansi
Did not advanceDemocratic · declared
Othman Ali Alaansi is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 3, challenging incumbent Alabas Farhat. A lifelong Dearborn resident and University of Michigan-Dearborn computer science graduate, he previously ran for Dearborn City Council in 2025.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Alabas Farhat (Democratic), Gus Tarraf (Republican)
Source: waynecountymi.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com