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. 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.
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.
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. The district bordered Canada, as well as three Great Lakes: Huron, Michigan, and Superior.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes Thomas F. Schweigert Republican 1965–1970 Petoskey Robert William Davis Republican 1971–1978 Gaylord Mitch Irwin Democratic 1979–1990 Sault Ste. Marie George A. McManus Jr. Republican 1991–1994 Traverse City Walter H. North Republican 1995–2002 St. Ignace Jason Allen Republican 2003–2010 Traverse City Howard Walker Republican 2011–2014 Traverse City Wayne Schmidt Republican 2015–2022 Traverse City John Damoose Republican 2023–present Harbor Springs
Recent election results 2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 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 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 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 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 Antrim County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Emmet County Grand Traverse County Mackinac County Presque Isle County 2001 Apportionment Plan Antrim County Charlevoix County Cheboygan County Chippewa County Emmet County Grand Traverse County Luce County Mackinac County 2011 Apportionment Plan
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