Minnesota Senate, District 38 Explained

The Minnesota Senate, District 38, encompasses portions of Anoka and Ramsey counties in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.[1] It has formerly included Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Watonwan, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine, and Dakota counties. Since January 2023, the district is represented by Heather Gustafson, a Democrat who defeated the long-term incumbent, Roger Chamberlain.[2]

District profile

The district stretches along the southern edge of Anoka, Ramsey, and Washington counties.[3]

Due to redistricting, the 38th district has been moved around various counties in the southern part of the state. Redistricting by the Minnesota State Legislature became effective in 2012;[4] after the 2020 census, the district was again redrawn.[2]

2010

Part of Anoka County

Part of Ramsey County

Part of Washington County

, the population of the 38th district was split 49.8% male and 50.2% female, with 49.3% of men and 50.7% of women being eligible to vote.[5] 96.2% of residents were at least a high school graduate (or equivalent), and 40.2% had earned a bachelor's degree or higher. 35.8% of the population is of German ancestry, the largest ethnic group in the district, followed by Norwegian descent at 14.3%.[6] The unemployment rate was at 3.3%.[7]

Race Population (2016 est.) Share of total population
Total 82,419 100%
One race 80,351 97.5%
  White 75,719 91.9%
  Black or African American 1,506 1.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 462 0.6%
  Asian 2,346 2.8%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
  Other races 318 0.4%
Two or more races 2,068 2.5%
  White and Black or African American 415 0.5%
  White and American Indian and Alaska Native 510 0.6%
  White and Asian 715 0.9%
  Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native 11 0.0%
Ancestry Population (2016 est.) Share of total population
Total 82,419 100%
  German 29,526 35.8%
  Norwegian 11,825 14.3%
  Irish 10,232 12.4%
  Swedish 8,956 10.9%
  English 5,691 6.9%
  Polish 5,371 6.5%
  French (except Basque) 3,891 4.7%
  Italian 2,988 3.6%
  American 2,945 3.6%
  French Canadian 1,589 1.9%
  Dutch 1,540 1.9%
  Czech 1,269 1.5%
  Scottish 1,148 1.4%
  Danish 1,050 1.3%
  Russian 661 0.8%
  Subsaharan African 530 0.6%
  Scotch-Irish 521 0.6%
  Swiss 423 0.5%
  Welsh 405 0.5%
  Arab 330 0.4%
  Hungarian 235 0.3%
  Ukrainian 212 0.3%
  Lithuanian 157 0.2%
  Greek 114 0.1%
  Slovak 101 0.1%
  Portuguese 47 0.1%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 21 0.0%

List of senators

SessionSenatorPartyTerm startTerm endHomeCounties represented
14thWilliam D. Rice[8] RepublicanJanuary 2, 1872January 5, 1874Saint JamesCottonwood
Jackson
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Rock
Watonwan
15th
16thEverett P. Freeman[9] January 6, 1874January 3, 1876Jackson
17th
18thI.P. Durfee[10] RepublicanJanuary 7, 1878January 13, 1876Worthington
19th
20thChristopher Smith[11] January 8, 1878January 6, 1879Windom
21stAlfred Perkins[12] January 7, 1879January 1, 1883
22nd
23rdJohn Shaleen[13] RepublicanJanuary 2, 1883January 3, 1887LindstromChisago
Kanabec
Pine
24th
25thOtto Wallmark[14] January 4, 1887January 5, 1891Chisago
26th
27thAlcinus Young Eaton[15] January 6, 1891January 7, 1895BuffaloSherburne
Wright
28th
29thWilliam Edgar Culkin[16] January 8, 1895January 2, 1899
30th
31stJohn T. McGowan[17] DemocraticJanuary 3, 1899January 2, 1911MinneapolisHennepin
32nd
33rd
34th
35th
36th
37thNapoleon L'Herault[18] January 3, 1911January 4, 1915
38th
39th
40th
41st
42nd
43rd
44th
45th
46th
47th
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87thTheodore J. "Ted" Daley[19] RepublicanJanuary 4, 2011January 7, 2013EaganDakota
88thRoger Chamberlain[20] January 8, 2013January 5, 2021Lino LakesAnoka
Ramsey
Washington
89th
90th

Recent elections

2016

The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016, and the primary election took place on August 9, 2016, with both candidates running unopposed.[21] The general election was held on November 8, 2016, and Republican incumbent Roger Chamberlain defeated Democratic candidate Patrick Davern.[22]

2012

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the 2012 elections on June 5, 2012. The primary election was held on August 14, 2012, with neither candidate facing party opposition.[23] The general election was held on November 6, 2012. Republican incumbent Roger Chamberlain defeated Democratic challenger Timothy Henderson.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District 38 Map . Minnesota Legislature Geographic Information Servies . 10 November 2018.
  2. News: Walker Orenstein . November 18, 2022 . What 4 incoming majority-maker Senate DFLers are pushing at the Legislature . MinnPost . February 10, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Anoka County Public Officials Guide 2018 . Elections and Voter Registration . November 10, 2018.
  4. Web site: Legislative Coordinating Commission: Geospatial Information . LCC-GIS Office . 31 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Senate 38 Demographic Characteristics . Minnesota Legislature - Geographic Information Services . 10 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Senate District 38 Social Characteristics . Minnesota Legislature - Geographic Information Services . 10 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Senate District 38 Economic Characteristics . Minnesota Legislature - Geographic Information Services . 10 November 2018.
  8. Web site: Rice, William D. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 3 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Freeman, Everett P. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 3 November 2018.
  10. Web site: Durfee, I.P. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 3 November 2018.
  11. Web site: Smith, Christopher H. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 10 November 2018.
  12. Web site: Perkins, Alfred D. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 10 November 2018.
  13. Web site: Shaleen, John . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 10 November 2018.
  14. Web site: Wallmark, Otto Alexander Bernhard . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 30 November 2018.
  15. Web site: Eaton, Alcinus Young . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 30 November 2018.
  16. Web site: Culkin, William Edward . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 30 November 2018.
  17. Web site: McGowan, John T. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 1 December 2018.
  18. Web site: L'Herault, Napoleon A. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 1 December 2018.
  19. Web site: Daley, Theodore J. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 3 November 2018.
  20. Web site: Chamberlain, Roger C. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 3 November 2018.
  21. Web site: Candidate Filings . Minnesota Secretary of State . 3 November 2018.
  22. Web site: Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 . Minnesota Secretary of State . 3 November 2018.
  23. Web site: Official 2012 Primary Election Results . Minnesota Secretary of State . 3 November 2018.
  24. Web site: Official 2012 General Election Results . Minnesota Secretary of State . 3 November 2018.