Michigan's 38th Senate district

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]

Michigan's 38th State Senate district
Senator	Ed McBroom R–Waucedah
Demographics	92% White 2% Black 1% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Native American 2% Other
Population (2018)	248,747^[1]

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

Senator	Party		Dates	Residence	Notes
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed McBroom	16,315	69.3
	Republican	Mike Carey	7,223	30.7
Total votes			23,538	100
General election
	Republican	Ed McBroom	59,290	54.6
	Democratic	Scott Dianda	47,279	43.6
	Green	Wade Roberts	1,952	1.8
Total votes			108,521	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 38^[19]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Germain	5,446	50.7
	Democratic	Chris LaMarche	5,300	49.3
Total votes			10,746	100
General election
	Republican	Tom Casperson (incumbent)	50,690	61.8
	Democratic	Christopher Germain	31,277	38.2
Total votes			81,967	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results^[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

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Alger County (part) Au Train Township Limestone Township Mathias Township Onota Township Rock River Township Baraga County Dickinson County Gogebic County Houghton County Iron County Keweenaw County Marquette County Menominee County Ontonagon County	1964 Apportionment Plan	^[21]
	Alger County (part) Au Train Township (part) Burt Township Grand Island Township Munising Munising Township (part) Onota Township Rock River Township Baraga County Delta County (part) Bark River Township Escanaba Escanaba Township (part) Ford River Township Wells Township Dickinson County Gogebic County Houghton County Iron County Keweenaw County Marquette County Menominee County Ontonagon County Schoolcraft County (part) Seney Township	1972 Apportionment Plan	^[22]
	Alger County Baraga County Dickinson County Gogebic County Houghton County Iron County Keweenaw County Marquette County Menominee County Ontonagon County	1982 Apportionment Plan	^[23]
	Baraga County Delta County Dickinson County Gogebic County Houghton County Iron County Keweenaw County Marquette County Menominee County Ontonagon County	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[24]
	Alger County Baraga County Delta County Dickinson County Gogebic County Houghton County Iron County Keweenaw County Luce County Marquette County Menominee County Ontonagon County Schoolcraft County	2001 Apportionment Plan	^[25]
	Alger County Baraga County Delta County Dickinson County Gogebic County Houghton County Iron County Keweenaw County Marquette County Menominee County Ontonagon County Schoolcraft County	2011 Apportionment Plan	^[26]

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