Michigan's 38th Senate district

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Michigan's 38th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Ed McBroom
R – Waucedah
Demographics92%  White
2%  Black
1%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
2%  Native American
2% Other
Population (2018)248,747 [1]

Michigan's 38th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 38th district was created with the adoption of the 1963 Michigan Constitution, as the previous 1908 state constitution only permitted 34 senatorial districts. [2] [3] It has been represented by Republican Ed McBroom since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Tom Casperson. [4]

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Geography

District 38 encompasses the entirety of Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft counties, as well as parts of Chippewa and Mackinac counties. [5]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 38, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, was based in the western two-thirds of the Upper Peninsula, covering all of Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Hougton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft counties. Communities in the district included Baraga, Escanaba, Gladstone, Hancock, Houghton, Iron Mountain, Iron River, Ironwood, Ishpeming, Kingsford, Manistique, Marquette, Menominee, Munising, Negaunee, Norway, and Ontonagon. [6]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 1st congressional district, and overlapped with the 108th, 109th, and 110th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives. [7] It bordered the state of Wisconsin, as well as Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Canada via a water border. At nearly 13,000 square miles (34,000 km2), it was the largest Senate district in the state. [1]

List of senators

SenatorPartyDatesResidenceNotes
Joseph Mack Democratic 1965–1990 Ironwood Resigned amid criminal charges. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Don Koivisto Democratic 1990–2002 Ironwood [12] [9]
Mike Prusi Democratic 2003–2010 Ishpeming [13] [14]
Tom Casperson Republican 2011–2018 Escanaba [15] [16]
Ed McBroom Republican 2019–present Waucedah Township [17] [18]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 38 [19]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed McBroom 16,315 69.3
Republican Mike Carey7,22330.7
Total votes23,538 100
General election
Republican Ed McBroom 59,290 54.6
Democratic Scott Dianda 47,27943.6
Green Wade Roberts1,9521.8
Total votes108,521 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 38 [19]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christopher Germain 5,446 50.7
Democratic Chris LaMarche5,30049.3
Total votes10,746 100
General election
Republican Tom Casperson (incumbent) 50,690 61.8
Democratic Christopher Germain31,27738.2
Total votes81,967 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [20]
2020 President Trump 56.4 – 41.9%
2018 Senate James 51.3 – 46.6%
Governor Schuette 50.5 – 46.7%
2016 President Trump 55.6 – 38.6%
2014 Senate Land 49.1 – 48.2%
Governor Snyder 49.9 – 47.6%
2012 President Romney 50.3 – 48.4%
Senate Stabenow 56.7 – 40.0%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1964 Apportionment Plan [21]
1972 Apportionment Plan [22]
1982 Apportionment Plan [23]
1992 Apportionment Plan [24]
2001 Apportionment Plan [25]
Michigan Senate District 38 (2010).png 2011 Apportionment Plan [26]

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References

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  2. ↑ "CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN OF 1908". Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Senate Senator Ed McBroom". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Linden_Senate". Michigan . Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Jarman, David. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Joseph S. Mack" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "STATE LEGISLATORS, 1835-2019" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Mike Prusi". Ballotpedia . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  14. ↑ "State Senator Mike Prusi" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Tom Casperson". Ballotpedia . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  16. ↑ "State Senator Tom Casperson" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ed McBroom". Ballotpedia . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  18. ↑ "State Senator Ed McBroom" (PDF). Michigan Legislature . Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Michigan State Senate District 38". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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