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. It has been represented by Republican Ed McBroom since 2019, succeeding fellow Republican Tom Casperson.
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.
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.
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. It bordered the state of Wisconsin, as well as Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Canada via a water border. At nearly , it was the largest Senate district in the state.
List of senators Senator Party Dates Residence Notes Joseph Mack Democratic 1965–1990 Ironwood Resigned amid criminal charges. Don Koivisto Democratic 1990–2002 Ironwood Mike Prusi Democratic 2003–2010 Ishpeming Tom Casperson Republican 2011–2018 Escanaba Ed McBroom Republican 2019–present Waucedah Township
Recent election results 2022
2018
2014
Federal and statewide results Year Office Results 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 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 Alger County Baraga County Dickinson County Gogebic County Houghton County Iron County Keweenaw County Marquette County Menominee County Ontonagon County 1982 Apportionment Plan Baraga County Delta County Dickinson County Gogebic County Houghton County Iron County Keweenaw County Marquette County Menominee County Ontonagon County 1992 Apportionment Plan 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 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
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