# 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. 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 13,000 square miles (34,000 km$^2$), 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
### 2018

2018 Michigan Senate election, District 38 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed McBroom | 16,315 | 69.3 |
| | Republican | Mike Carey | 7,223 | 30.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 108,521 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 Michigan Senate election, District 38 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Christopher Germain | 5,446 | 50.7 |
| | Democratic | Chris LaMarche | 5,300 | 49.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,746 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Tom Casperson (incumbent) | 50,690 | 61.8 |
| | Democratic | Christopher Germain | 31,277 | 38.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,967 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 56.4 – 41.9% |
| 2018 | Senate | James 51.3 – 46.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Schuette 50.5 – 46.7% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 55.6 – 38.6% |
| 2014 | Senate | Land 49.1 – 48.2% |
| 2014 | Governor | Snyder 49.9 – 47.6% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 50.3 – 48.4% |
| 2012 | Senate | Stabenow 56.7 – 40.0% |

## Historical district boundaries

| Description | Apportionment plan |
| 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 |