Michigan's 37th Senate district

Michigan's 37th
State Senate district
Senator
  John Damoose
R–Harbor Springs
Demographics89% White
1% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Native American
Population (2022)260,704
Notes[1]

Michigan's 37th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. The 37th 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 John Damoose since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Wayne Schmidt.

Geography

District 38 encompasses the entirety of Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Presque Isle counties as well as parts of Chippewa and Mackinac counties.[4]

2011 Apportionment Plan

District 37, as dictated by the 2011 Apportionment Plan, covered the northernmost parts of the Lower Peninsula and the eastern end of the Upper Peninsula, including all of Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Luce, and Mackinac Counties. Communities in the district included Traverse City, Sault Ste. Marie, Petoskey, Cheboygan, Boyne City, St. Ignace, Kingsley, Elk Rapids, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Newberry, Garfield Township, East Bay Township, Blair Township, and Long Lake Township.[5]

The district was located entirely within Michigan's 1st congressional district, and overlapped with the 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th, and 109th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[6] The district bordered Canada, as well as three Great Lakes: Huron, Michigan, and Superior.[1]

List of senators

Senator Party Dates Residence Notes
Thomas F. Schweigert Republican 1965–1970 Petoskey [7][8]
Robert William Davis Republican 1971–1978 Gaylord [9][10]
Mitch Irwin Democratic 1979–1990 Sault Ste. Marie [11][12][13]
George A. McManus Jr. Republican 1991–1994 Traverse City [14][15]
Walter H. North Republican 1995–2002 St. Ignace [16][17][18]
Jason Allen Republican 2003–2010 Traverse City [19][20]
Howard Walker Republican 2011–2014 Traverse City [21][22]
Wayne Schmidt Republican 2015–2022 Traverse City [23][24][25]
John Damoose Republican 2023–present Harbor Springs [26]

Recent election results

2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 37[27]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Schmidt (incumbent) 27,693 80.0
Republican Jim Gurr 6,924 20.0
Total votes 34,617 100
General election
Republican Wayne Schmidt (incumbent) 73,338 58.9
Democratic Jim Page 51,076 41.1
Total votes 124,414 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 37[27]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Schmidt 19,107 55.5
Republican Greg MacMaster 15,312 44.5
Total votes 34,419 100
Democratic Phil Bellfy 4,620 51.5
Democratic Jimmy Schmidt 4,346 48.5
Total votes 8,966 100
General election
Republican Wayne Schmidt 54,981 61.1
Democratic Phil Bellfy 35,037 38.9
Total votes 90,018 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[28]
2020 President Trump 56.3 – 42.0%
2018 Senate James 54.9 – 42.9%
Governor Schuette 53.1 – 43.8%
2016 President Trump 57.7 – 36.7%
2014 Senate Land 51.0 – 45.0%
Governor Snyder 57.7 – 39.5%
2012 President Romney 56.2 – 42.7%
Senate Stabenow 48.5 – 48.1%

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1964 Apportionment Plan [29]
1972 Apportionment Plan [30]
1982 Apportionment Plan [31]
1992 Apportionment Plan [32]
2001 Apportionment Plan [33]
2011 Apportionment Plan [34]

References

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  26. ^ "Legislator Details - John Damoose". Library of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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  34. ^ "MICHIGAN SENATE DISTRICT 37" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2022.