# California's 39th senatorial district

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

## 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 |
| 2021 | Recall | No 66.5 – 33.5% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68.0 – 29.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 64.6 – 35.4% |
| 2018 | Senator | Feinstein 56.5 – 43.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 65.3 – 30.1% |
| 2016 | Senator | Harris 64.8 – 35.2% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 58.3 – 41.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 58.8 – 38.8% |
| 2012 | Senator | Feinstein 61.0 – 39.0% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 54.6 – 39.7% |
| 2010 | Senator | Boxer 54.7 – 39.5% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 64.8 – 33.4% |
| 2006 | Governor | Schwarzenegger 57.0 – 37.9% |
| 2006 | Senator | Feinstein 63.8 – 31.5% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 57.6 – 41.3% |
| 2004 | Senator | Boxer 61.2 – 34.1% |
| 2003 | Recall | No 55.6 – 44.4% |
| 2003 | Recall | Schwarzenegger 50.7 – 30.8% |
| 2002 | Governor | Davis 49.3 – 42.0% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 52.0 – 42.3% |
| 2000 | Senator | Feinstein 58.0 – 34.6% |
| 1998 | Governor | Davis 54.3 – 40.9% |
| 1998 | Senator | Boxer 51.4 – 44.2% |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 48.8 – 40.5% |
| 1994 | Governor | Wilson 57.9 – 37.8% |
| 1994 | Senator | Huffington 46.8 – 45.0% |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 42.7 – 31.7% |
| 1992 | Senator | Boxer 48.7 – 42.0% |
| 1992 | Senator | Feinstein 53.3 – 39.2% |

## List of senators representing the district

| Senators | Party | Years served | Electoral history | Counties represented |
| District established January 3, 1887 |||||
| L. J. Rose (Los Angeles) | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1886. [data missing] | Los Angeles |
| Joseph E. McComas (Pomona) | Republican | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1888. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | Los Angeles |
| Edwin C. Seymour (San Bernardino) | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1892. [data missing] | Orange, San Bernardino |
| Thomas J. Jones (Santa Ana) | Republican | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | Elected in 1896. [data missing] | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino |
| Albert A. Caldwell (Riverside) | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 | Elected in 1900. [data missing] | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino |
| John N. Anderson (Santa Ana) | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 | Elected in 1904. [data missing] | Orange, Riverside |
| Miguel Estudillo (Riverside) | Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 | Elected in 1908. [data missing] | Orange, Riverside |
| John N. Anderson (Santa Ana) | Republican | January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917 | Elected in 1912. [data missing] | Imperial, Orange, Riverside |
| Samuel C. Evans Jr. (Riverside) | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921 | Elected in 1916. [data missing] | Imperial, Orange, Riverside |
| Walter Eden (Santa Ana) | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 7, 1929 | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924. [data missing] | Imperial, Orange, Riverside |
| Nelson T. Edwards (Orange) | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 35th district. | Imperial, Orange, Riverside |
| Ben Hulse (Imperial) | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | Elected in 1932. Retired. | Imperial |
| Edward H. Law (El Centro) | Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 | Elected in 1936. [data missing] | Imperial |
| E. George Luckey (Brawley) | Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 8, 1945 | Elected in 1940. [data missing] | Imperial |
| Ben Hulse (Imperial) | Republican | January 8, 1945 – January 7, 1957 | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected 1952. [data missing] | Imperial |
| J. William Beard (El Centro) | Democratic | January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961 | Elected in 1956. [data missing] | Imperial |
| Aaron W. Quick (Calexico) | Democratic | January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. [data missing] | Imperial |
| Jack Schrade (El Cajon) | 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) | Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 | Elected in 1976. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | San Diego |
| Jim Ellis (San Diego) | Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1988 | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. [data missing] | San Diego |
| Lawrence W. Stirling (San Diego) | Republican | December 5, 1988 – September 29, 1989 | Elected in 1988. Resigned. | San Diego |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 29, 1989 – December 21, 1989 | | San Diego |
| Lucy Killea (San Diego) | Democratic | December 21, 1989 – November 30, 1992 | Elected to finish Sterling's term. Re-elected in 1992. Term-limited and retired. | San Diego |
| Lucy Killea (San Diego) | Independent | December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996 | Elected to finish Sterling's term. Re-elected in 1992. Term-limited and retired. | San Diego |
| Dede Alpert (San Diego) | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Term-limited and retired. | San Diego |
| Christine Kehoe (San Diego) | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Term-limited and retired. | San Diego |
| Marty Block (San Diego) | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | Elected in 2012. Retired due to term limits. | San Diego |
| Toni Atkins (San Diego) | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2024 | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Term-limited and retired. | San Diego |
| Akilah Weber (La Mesa) | Democratic | December 2, 2024 – present | Elected in 2024. | San Diego |

## Contents

* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020

### 2020

California State Senate election, 2020 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Toni Atkins (incumbent) | 212,626 | 91.9 |
| | Republican | Linda Blankenship (write-in) | 18,643 | 8.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 508,419 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

California State Senate election, 2016 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 241,190 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Toni Atkins | 258,686 | 62.5 |
| | Republican | John Renison | 155,053 | 37.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 413,739 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

California State Senate elections, 2012 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 185,654 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Marty Block | 221,012 | 58.4 |
| | Republican | George Plescia | 157,305 | 41.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 378,317 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

California State Senate elections, 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 348,823 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

California State Senate elections, 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 334,706 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

California State Senate elections, 2000 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 285,735 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

California State Senate elections, 1996 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 275,908 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent |

### 1992

California State Senate elections, 1992 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 310,169 | 100.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |