California's 39th State Senate district

California's 39th State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Toni Atkins of San Diego.

California's 39th State Senate district
Current senator
  Toni Atkins
D–San Diego
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
 • Citizen voting age		928,044[1]
764,337[1]
685,425[1]
Demographics
Registered voters589,426[2]
Registration44.17% Democratic
23.19% Republican
26.97% No party preference

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.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 68.0 – 29.6%
2018 Governor Newsom 64.6 – 35.4%
Senator Feinstein 56.5 – 43.5%
2016 President Clinton 65.3 – 30.1%
Senator Harris 64.8 – 35.2%
2014 Governor Brown 58.3 – 41.7%
2012 President Obama 58.8 – 38.8%
Senator Feinstein 61.0 – 39.0%
2010 Governor Brown 54.6 – 39.7%
Senator Boxer 54.7 – 39.5%
2008 President Obama 64.8 – 33.4%
2006 Governor Schwarzenegger 57.0 – 37.9%
Senator Feinstein 63.8 – 31.5%
2004 President Kerry 57.6 – 41.3%
Senator Boxer 61.2 – 34.1%
2003 Recall No 55.6 – 44.4%
Schwarzenegger 50.7 – 30.8%
2002 Governor Davis 49.3 – 42.0%
2000 President Gore 52.0 – 42.3%
Senator Feinstein 58.0 – 34.6%
1998 Governor Davis 54.3 – 40.9%
Senator Boxer 51.4 – 44.2%
1996 President Clinton 48.8 – 40.5%
1994 Governor Wilson 57.9 – 37.8%
Senator Huffington 46.8 – 45.0%
1992 President Clinton 42.7 – 31.7%
Senator Boxer 48.7 – 42.0%
Senator Feinstein 53.3 – 39.2%

List of Senators

Due to redistricting, the 39th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Senators Party Years served Counties represented Notes
Leonard John Rose Democratic January 3, 1887 - January 7, 1889 Los Angeles
Joseph E. McComas Republican January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893
Edwin Chidsey Seymour January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897 Orange, San Bernardino
Thomas Jefferson Jones January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901 Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Albert A. Caldwell January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905
John N. Anderson January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909 Orange, Riverside
Miguel Estudillo January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913
John N. Anderson January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917 Imperial, Orange, Riverside
Samuel Cary Evans Jr. January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
Walter Eden January 3, 1921 - January 7, 1929
Nelson T. Edwards January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933
Ben Hulse January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937 Imperial
Edward H. Law Democratic January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1941
Emile G. Luckey January 6, 1941 - January 8, 1945
Ben Hulse Republican January 8, 1945 - January 7, 1957
John William Beard Democratic January 7, 1957 - January 2, 1961
Aaron W. Quick January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967
Jack Schrade Republican January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976 San Diego
Bob Wilson Democratic December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
James L. Ellis Republican December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1988
Larry Stirling December 5, 1988 - September 29, 1989 Resigned from the Senate.[3]
Lucy Killea Democratic December 21, 1989 - November 30, 1996 Sworn in after winning special election.[4] On October 1, 1991, Killea switched her party to independent.
Independent
Dede Alpert Democratic December 2, 1996 - November 30, 2004
Christine Kehoe December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012
Marty Block December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016
Toni Atkins December 5, 2016 - present

Election results 1992 - present

2020
California State Senate election, 2020
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Atkins (incumbent) 212,626 91.9
Republican Linda Blankenship (write-in) 18,643 8.1
Total votes 231,269 100.0
General election
Democratic Toni Atkins (incumbent) 336,467 66.2
Republican Linda Blankenship 171,952 33.8
Total votes 508,419 100.0
Democratic hold


2016
California State Senate election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Atkins 159,970 66.3
Republican John Renison 43,760 18.1
Republican J. Bribiesca 26,565 11.0
Republican Richard M. Fago 10,895 4.5
Total votes 241,190 100.0
General election
Democratic Toni Atkins 258,686 62.5
Republican John Renison 155,053 37.5
Total votes 413,739 100.0
Democratic hold

2012
California State Senate elections, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marty Block 85,930 46.3
Republican George Plescia 81,214 43.7
Democratic Patrick L. Marsh 18,510 10.0
Total votes 185,654 100.0
General election
Democratic Marty Block 221,012 58.4
Republican George Plescia 157,305 41.6
Total votes 378,317 100.0
Democratic hold

2008
California State Senate elections, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Kehoe (incumbent) 227,475 65.21
Republican Jeff Perwin 108,606 31.13
Libertarian Jesse Thomas 12,742 3.65
Total votes 348,823 100.00
Democratic hold

2004
California State Senate elections, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Kehoe 200,737 60.0
Republican Larry Stirling 118,417 35.4
Libertarian John Murphy 15,552 4.6
Total votes 334,706 100.0
Democratic hold

2000
California State Senate elections, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deirdre "Dede" Alpert (incumbent) 160,834 56.3
Republican Larry Stirling 112,454 39.4
Libertarian Roger A. Nichols 6,474 2.3
Natural Law Stuart Knoles 5,973 2.0
Total votes 285,735 100.0
Democratic hold

1996
California State Senate elections, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deirdre "Dede" Alpert 142,722 51.7
Republican Joe Dolphin 126,653 45.9
Natural Law Stuart Knoles 6,533 2.4
Total votes 275,908 100.0
Democratic gain from Independent

1992
California State Senate elections, 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Lucy Killea (incumbent) 187,353 60.4
Republican Jim Ellis 102,419 33.0
Peace and Freedom Patricia Cofre 10,844 3.5
Libertarian John P. Moody 9,553 3.1
Total votes 310,169 100.0
Independent hold

See also

References
  1. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  2. "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
  3. "Larry Stirling Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
  4. "Lucy Killea Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.
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