Minnesota Senate, District 37

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Population83,278

The Minnesota Senate, District 37, encompasses portions of Anoka County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. [1] It has formerly included Brown, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Swift, Carver, Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, and Scott counties; and served Ramsey County for the longest. The district is currently represented by Republican Senator Warren Limmer.

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District profile

The district stretches along the southern edge of Anoka County from the Ramsey County and Hennepin County borders, excluding the cities of Fridely, Hilltop, and Columbia Heights. [2]

Due to redistricting, the 37th district has been moved around various counties in the southern part of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2010 redistricting by the Minnesota State Legislature, which became effective in 2012. [3]

2010

As of 2016, the population of the 37th district was split 49.1% male and 50.9% female, with 48.2% of men and 51.8% of women being eligible to vote. [4] 93.9% of residents were at least a high school graduate (or equivalent), and 30.5% had earned a bachelor's degree or higher. 31.8% of the population is of German ancestry, the largest ethic group in the district, followed by Norwegian descent at 13.5%. [5] The unemployment rate was at 4.8%. [6]

RacePopulation (2016 est.)Share of total population
Total83,278100%
One race80,46996.6%
  White69,17483.1%
  Black or African American3,9624.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native4930.6%
  Asian5,7696.9%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander440.1%
  Other races1,0271.2%
Two or more races2,8093.4%
  White and Black or African American9941.2%
  White and American Indian and Alaska Native4990.6%
  White and Asian8041%
  Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native90.0%
AncestryPopulation (2016 est.)Share of total population
Total83,278100%
  German26,51331.8%
  Norwegian11,20513.5%
  Irish8,79910.6%
  Swedish7,1398.6%
  Polish5,6066.7%
  English4,0804.9%
  French (except Basque)3,1693.8%
  American3,0663.7%
  Italian2,1622.6%
  Subsaharan African1,9472.3%
  Czech1,5821.9%
  Scottish1,1861.4%
  French Canadian1,1321.4%
  Arab1,0051.2%
  Danish8851.1%
  Russian7900.9%
  Ukrainian4860.6%
  Swiss4190.5%
  Scotch-Irish3400.4%
  Welsh2620.3%
  Greek2120.3%
  Hungarian2030.2%
  Slovak1540.2%
  Lithuanian740.1%
  Portuguese560.1%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)290.0%

List of senators

Recent elections

2016

The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Alice Johnson did not seek re-election. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016; both Jerry Newton and Brad Sanford ran unopposed. [34] The general election was held on November 8, 2016, resulting in Newton's victory. [35]

Minnesota State Senate election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry Newton 22,129 51.50
Republican Brad Sanford20,83848.50
Total votes42,967 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate occurred after state-wide redistricting from 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2012. Alice Johnson defeated incumbent Pam Wolf in the general election, neither of whom faced opposition in their primaries. [36]

Minnesota State Senate election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alice Johnson 22,814 53.3
Republican Pam Wolf 19,96246.7
Total votes42,776 100.0
Democratic hold

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