Minnesota Senate, District 38

American legislative district

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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

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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]

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Part of Anoka County

* Blaine
* Centerville
* Circle Pines
* Lexington
* Lino Lakes

Part of Ramsey County

* North Oaks
* White Bear Lake
* White Bear Township

Part of Washington County

* Hugo
* Dellwood

As of 2016[update], 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

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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

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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

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Session  | Senator  | Party  | Term start  | Term end  | Home  | Counties represented

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14th | William D. Rice[8] | Republican  | January 2, 1872  | January 5, 1874  | Saint James | Cottonwood
Jackson
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Rock
Watonwan
15th
16th  | Everett P. Freeman[9] |  | January 6, 1874  | January 3, 1876  | Jackson
17th
18th  | I.P. Durfee[10] | Republican  | January 7, 1878  | January 13, 1876  | Worthington
19th
20th  | Christopher Smith[11] | January 8, 1878  | January 6, 1879  | Windom
21st  | Alfred Perkins[12] |  | January 7, 1879  | January 1, 1883
22nd
23rd  | John Shaleen[13] | Republican  | January 2, 1883  | January 3, 1887  | Lindstrom | Chisago
Kanabec
Pine
24th
25th  | Otto Wallmark[14] | January 4, 1887  | January 5, 1891  | Chisago
26th
27th  | Alcinus Young Eaton[15] | January 6, 1891  | January 7, 1895  | Buffalo | Sherburne
Wright
28th
29th  | William Edgar Culkin[16] | January 8, 1895  | January 2, 1899
30th
31st  | John T. McGowan[17] | Democratic  | January 3, 1899  | January 2, 1911  | Minneapolis | Hennepin
32nd
33rd
34th
35th
36th
37th  | Napoleon L'Herault[18] | January 3, 1911  | January 4, 1915
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87th | Theodore J. "Ted" Daley[19] | Republican  | January 4, 2011  | January 7, 2013  | Eagan | Dakota
88th | Roger Chamberlain[20] | January 8, 2013  | January 5, 2021  | Lino Lakes | Anoka
Ramsey
Washington
89th
90th

## Recent elections

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### 2016

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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]

Minnesota State Senate election, 2008  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Roger Chamberlain | 27,109  | 58.67
| Democratic | Patrick Davern  | 19,094  | 41.33
Total votes  | 46,203  | 100.0
| Republican hold

### 2012

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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]

Minnesota State Senate election, 2008  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Roger Chamberlain | 23,817  | 53.3
| Democratic | Timothy Henderson  | 20,849  | 46.7
Total votes  | 44,666  | 100.0
| Republican hold

## References

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

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