Michigan's 37th Senate district

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.

Michigan's 37th State Senate district
Senator	John Damoose R–Harbor Springs
Demographics	88% White 2% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 4% Native American 3% Other
Population (2018)	254,654^[1]

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 in District 37

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
	Alger County (part) Burt Township Grand Island Township Munising Munising Township Alpena County Antrim County (part) Banks Township Central Lake Township Chestonia Township Echo Township Forest Home Township Jordan Township Kearney Township Mancelona Township Star Township Torch Lake Township Warner Township Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Delta County Emmet County Luce County Mackinac County Montmorency County Otsego County Presque Isle County Schoolcraft County	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[29]
	Alcona County Alger County (part) Au Train Township (part) Limestone Township Mathias Township Munising Township (part) Alpena County Antrim County (part) Excluding Custer Township Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Crawford County Delta County (part) Baldwin Township Bay de Noc Township Brampton Township Cornell Township Ensign Township Escanaba Township (part) Fairbanks Township Garden Township Maple Ridge Township Masonville Township Nahma Township Emmet County Iosco County (part) Alabaster Township Au Sable Township Baldwin Township East Tawas Grant Township Oscoda Township Sherman Township Tawas City Tawas Township Wilber Township Kalkaska County (part) Bear Lake Township Garfield Township Luce County Mackinac County Montmorency County Oscoda County Otsego County Presque Isle County Schoolcraft County (part) Excluding Seney Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[30]
	Antrim County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Delta County Emmet County Grand Traverse County Luce County Mackinac County Otsego County Schoolcraft County	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[31]
	Alcona County Alger County Alpena County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Emmet County Iosco County Luce County Mackinac County Montmorency County Oscoda County Presque Isle County Schoolcraft County	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[32]
	Antrim County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Emmet County Grand Traverse County Mackinac County Presque Isle County	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[33]
	Antrim County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Emmet County Grand Traverse County Luce County Mackinac County	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[34]

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