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's 37th Senate district is one of 38 districts in the

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. The 37th district was created with the adoption of the 1963

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, as the previous 1908 state constitution only permitted 34 senatorial districts. It has been represented by Republican

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since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Wayne Schmidt.

Geography

District 38 encompasses the entirety of Antrim,

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, 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

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and the eastern end of the

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, including all of Antrim,

, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Grand Traverse,

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, and Mackinac Counties. Communities in the district included

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, Petoskey, Cheboygan, Boyne City, St. Ignace, Kingsley,

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, East Jordan,

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, Garfield Township, East Bay Township, Blair Township, and Long Lake Township. The district was located entirely within

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, and overlapped with the 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th, and 109th districts of the

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. The district bordered

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, as well as three

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, and

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List of senators

Recent election results

2018

2014

Federal and statewide results

Historical district boundaries

References

{{Michigan State Senators 37 Antrim County, Michigan Charlevoix County, Michigan Cheboygan County, Michigan Chippewa County, Michigan Emmet County, Michigan Grand Traverse County, Michigan Luce County, Michigan Mackinac County, Michigan