(({state))}'s 37th
State Senate district
  (({representative))}
Population83,278

The Minnesota Senate, District 37, encompasses portions of Anoka County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.[1] It has formerly included Brown, Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Swift, Carver, Ramsey, Hennepin, Dakota, Washington, Goodhue, and Scott counties; and served Ramsey County for the longest. The district is currently served by Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senator Jerry Newton.

District profile

The district stretches along the southern edge of Anoka County from the Ramsey County and Hennepin County borders, excluding the cities of Fridely, Hilltop, and Columbia Heights.[2]

Due to redistricting, the 37th district has been moved around various counties in the southern part of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2010 redistricting by the Minnesota State Legislature, which became effective in 2012.[3]

2010

As of 2016, the population of the 37th district was split 49.1% male and 50.9% female, with 48.2% of men and 51.8% of women being eligible to vote.[4] 93.9% of residents were at least a high school graduate (or equivalent), and 30.5% had earned a bachelor's degree or higher. 31.8% of the population is of German ancestry, the largest ethic group in the district, followed by Norwegian descent at 13.5%.[5] The unemployment rate was at 4.8%.[6]

Race Population (2016 est.) Share of total population
Total 83,278 100%
One race 80,469 96.6%
  White 69,174 83.1%
  Black or African American 3,962 4.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 493 0.6%
  Asian 5,769 6.9%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 44 0.1%
  Other races 1,027 1.2%
Two or more races 2,809 3.4%
  White and Black or African American 994 1.2%
  White and American Indian and Alaska Native 499 0.6%
  White and Asian 804 1%
  Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.0%
Ancestry Population (2016 est.) Share of total population
Total 83,278 100%
  German 26,513 31.8%
  Norwegian 11,205 13.5%
  Irish 8,799 10.6%
  Swedish 7,139 8.6%
  Polish 5,606 6.7%
  English 4,080 4.9%
  French (except Basque) 3,169 3.8%
  American 3,066 3.7%
  Italian 2,162 2.6%
  Subsaharan African 1,947 2.3%
  Czech 1,582 1.9%
  Scottish 1,186 1.4%
  French Canadian 1,132 1.4%
  Arab 1,005 1.2%
  Danish 885 1.1%
  Russian 790 0.9%
  Ukrainian 486 0.6%
  Swiss 419 0.5%
  Scotch-Irish 340 0.4%
  Welsh 262 0.3%
  Greek 212 0.3%
  Hungarian 203 0.2%
  Slovak 154 0.2%
  Lithuanian 74 0.1%
  Portuguese 56 0.1%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 29 0.0%

List of senators

Recent elections

2016

The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Alice Johnson did not seek re-election. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016; both Jerry Newton and Brad Sanford ran unopposed.[34] The general election was held on November 8, 2016, resulting in Newton's victory.[35]

Minnesota State Senate election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry Newton 22,129 51.50
Republican Brad Sanford 20,838 48.50
Total votes 42,967 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate occurred after state-wide redistricting from 2010. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 5, 2012. Alice Johnson defeated incumbent Pam Wolf in the general election, neither of whom faced opposition in their primaries.[36]

Minnesota State Senate election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Johnson 22,814 53.3
Republican Pam Wolf 19,962 46.7
Total votes 42,776 100.0
Democratic hold

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