Michigan's 37th Senate district

Michigan's 37th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the Michigan Senate. It has been represented by Republican Wayne Schmidt since 2015, succeeding fellow Republican Howard Walker.[2]

Michigan's 37th
State Senate District
Senator
  Wayne Schmidt
R–Traverse City
Demographics88% White
2% Black
2% Hispanic
1% Asian
4% Native American
3% Other
Population (2018)254,654[1]

Geography

District 37 covers 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 include 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.[3]

The district is located entirely within Michigan's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th, and 109th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives.[4] The district borders Canada, as well as three Great Lakes: Huron, Michigan, and Superior.[1]

Recent election results

2018
2018 Michigan Senate election, District 37[5]
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[5]
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[6]
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%

References
  1. "State Senate District 37, MI". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. "Senate Senator Wayne Schmidt". MI Senate GOP. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. "Michigan's 38 Senate Districts - 2011 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Senate. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  5. "Michigan State Senate District 37". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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