California's 39th senatorial district
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California's 39th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Template:Representative of Template:Representative.
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District profile
The district encompasses most of the city of San Diego, along with some of its inner suburbs. It is centered on downtown San Diego and mainly stretches along the city's coastline, including part of San Diego Bay.
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San Diego County – 30.0%
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Election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2021 | Recall | align="right" Template:Na No 66.5 – 33.5% |
| 2020 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Biden 68.0 – 29.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Newsom 64.6 – 35.4% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 56.5 – 43.5% | |
| 2016 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 65.3 – 30.1% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harris 64.8 – 35.2% | |
| 2014 | Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Brown 58.3 – 41.7% |
| 2012 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Obama 58.8 – 38.8% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 61.0 – 39.0% | |
| 2010 | Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Brown 54.6 – 39.7% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Boxer 54.7 – 39.5% | |
| 2008 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Obama 64.8 – 33.4% |
| 2006 | Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Schwarzenegger 57.0 – 37.9% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 63.8 – 31.5% | |
| 2004 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Kerry 57.6 – 41.3% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Boxer 61.2 – 34.1% | |
| 2003 | Recall | No 55.6 – 44.4% |
| align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Schwarzenegger 50.7 – 30.8% | ||
| 2002 | Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Davis 49.3 – 42.0% |
| 2000 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Gore 52.0 – 42.3% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 58.0 – 34.6% | |
| 1998 | Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Davis 54.3 – 40.9% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Boxer 51.4 – 44.2% | |
| 1996 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 48.8 – 40.5% |
| 1994 | Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Wilson 57.9 – 37.8% |
| Senator | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Huffington 46.8 – 45.0% | |
| 1992 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clinton 42.7 – 31.7% |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Boxer 48.7 – 42.0% | |
| Senator | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Feinstein 53.3 – 39.2% |
List of senators representing the district
| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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| District established January 3, 1887 | ||||
| File:Leonard John Rose by Carleton E Watkins.jpg L. J. Rose (Los Angeles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 |
Elected in 1886. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
Los Angeles |
| File:Joseph E. McComas, 1920.jpg Joseph E. McComas (Pomona)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 |
Elected in 1888. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
Edwin C. Seymour (San Bernardino)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 |
Elected in 1892. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
Orange, San Bernardino |
Thomas J. Jones (Santa Ana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 |
Elected in 1896. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino |
| File:Albert A. Caldwell, 1903.jpg Albert A. Caldwell (Riverside)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 |
Elected in 1900. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:John N. Anderson, 1907.jpg John N. Anderson (Santa Ana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 |
Elected in 1904. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
Orange, Riverside |
| File:Miguel Estudillo, 1907.jpg Miguel Estudillo (Riverside)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 |
Elected in 1908. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:John N. Anderson, 1907.jpg John N. Anderson (Santa Ana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917 |
Elected in 1912. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
Imperial, Orange, Riverside |
| File:Samuel Cary Evans Jr (cropped).jpg Samuel C. Evans Jr. (Riverside)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921 |
Elected in 1916. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:Walter Eden, 1924.jpg Walter Eden (Santa Ana)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 7, 1929 |
Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:Nelson T. Edwards, 1928.jpg Nelson T. Edwards (Orange)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 |
Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 35th district. | |
| File:Ben Hulse, 1935.jpg Ben Hulse (Imperial)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 |
Elected in 1932. Retired. |
Imperial |
| File:Edward H. Law, 1936.jpg Edward H. Law (El Centro)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 |
Elected in 1936. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:E. George Luckey, 1942.jpg E. George Luckey (Brawley)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 8, 1945 |
Elected in 1940. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:Ben Hulse, 1954.jpg Ben Hulse (Imperial)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 8, 1945 – January 7, 1957 |
Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected 1952. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:J. William Beard, 1958.jpg J. William Beard (El Centro)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961 |
Elected in 1956. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:Aaron W. Quick, 1963.jpg Aaron W. Quick (Calexico)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967 |
Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:Jack Schrade, 1963.jpg Jack Schrade (El Cajon)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1976 |
Redistricted from the 40th district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election. |
San Diego |
Bob Wilson (El Cajon)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 |
Elected in 1976. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
| File:Jim Ellis, 1973.jpg Jim Ellis (San Diego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1988 |
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| File:Larry Stirling, 1977.jpg Lawrence W. Stirling (San Diego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Republican | December 5, 1988 – September 29, 1989 |
Elected in 1988. Resigned. | |
| Vacant | September 29, 1989 – December 21, 1989 |
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| File:Lucy Killea, 1978.jpg Lucy Killea (San Diego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | December 21, 1989 – November 30, 1992 |
Elected to finish Sterling's term. Re-elected in 1992. Term-limited and retired. | |
| Independent | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | |||
| File:State Senator Dede Alpert.jpg Dede Alpert (San Diego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 |
Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Term-limited and retired. | |
| File:Christine Kehoe, 2004.jpg Christine Kehoe (San Diego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 |
Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Term-limited and retired. | |
| File:Marty Block, 2012.jpg Marty Block (San Diego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 |
Elected in 2012. Retired due to term limits. | |
| File:Toni Atkins Headshot.jpg Toni Atkins (San Diego)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2024 |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Term-limited and retired. | |
| File:Akilah Weber, 2021 (big).jpg Akilah Weber (La Mesa)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Democratic | December 2, 2024 – present |
Elected in 2024. | |
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Election results
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2020
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|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Linda Blankenship (write-in) |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 8.1 |-
|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Toni Atkins (incumbent) | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 66.2 |-
|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Linda Blankenship |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 33.8 |-
|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-
|-style="background-color:#F6F6F6" |style="color:inherit; background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party"."| !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" colspan="4"| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold |-
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2016
Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Toni Atkins |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 66.3 |-
|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| John Renison |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 18.1 |-
|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| J. Bribiesca |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 11.0 |-
|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Richard M. Fago |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 4.5 |-
|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Toni Atkins | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 62.5 |-
|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| John Renison |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 37.5 |-
|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-
|-style="background-color:#F6F6F6" |style="color:inherit; background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party"."| !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" colspan="4"| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold |-
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2012
Template:Election box open primary begin no change |- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Marty Block |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 46.3 |-
|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| George Plescia |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 43.7 |-
|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| Patrick L. Marsh |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 10.0 |-
|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |- Template:Election box open primary general election no change |- class=vcard | style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:5px" | | class=org style="width:130px" | Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn | Marty Block | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em" | 58.4 |-
|- class="vcard" |style="color:inherit;background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party".;width:2px" | |class="org" style="width:130px"| Script error: No such module "Political party". !scope=row style="text-align: left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" class=fn| George Plescia |style="text-align:right"| Script error: No such module "string". |style="text-align:right"| 41.6 |-
|- ! scope=row colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes | style="text-align:right;" | Script error: No such module "string". | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 |-
|-style="background-color:#F6F6F6" |style="color:inherit; background-color:Script error: No such module "Political party"."| !scope=row style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; color:inherit; background:inherit;" colspan="4"| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold |-
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2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Christine Kehoe (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 65.21 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jeff Perwin | Script error: No such module "string". | 31.13 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jesse Thomas | Script error: No such module "string". | 3.65 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Christine Kehoe | Script error: No such module "string". | 60.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Larry Stirling | Script error: No such module "string". | 35.4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Murphy | Script error: No such module "string". | 4.6 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Deirdre "Dede" Alpert (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 56.3 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Larry Stirling | Script error: No such module "string". | 39.4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Roger A. Nichols | Script error: No such module "string". | 2.3 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stuart Knoles | Script error: No such module "string". | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Deirdre "Dede" Alpert | Script error: No such module "string". | 51.7 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Dolphin | Script error: No such module "string". | 45.9 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stuart Knoles | Script error: No such module "string". | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||||
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1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lucy Killea (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 60.4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jim Ellis | Script error: No such module "string". | 33.0 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Patricia Cofre | Script error: No such module "string". | 3.5 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John P. Moody | Script error: No such module "string". | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||
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See also
References
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