California's 39th senatorial district explained

District:39
Chamber:Senate
Population:928,044[1]
Population Year:2010
Voting Age:764,337
Citizen Voting Age:685,425
Percent White:59.22
Percent Black:5.08
Percent Latino:16.88
Percent Asian:16.60
Percent Native American:0.65
Percent Pacific Islander:0.46
Percent Other Race:0.37
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:0.75
Registered:589,426[2]
Democratic:44.17
Republican:23.19
Npp:26.97

California's 39th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of .

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.

San Diego County30.0%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2021Recallalign="right" No 66.5 – 33.5%
2020PresidentBiden 68.0 – 29.6%
2018GovernorNewsom 64.6 – 35.4%
SenatorFeinstein 56.5 – 43.5%
2016PresidentClinton 65.3 – 30.1%
SenatorHarris 64.8 – 35.2%
2014GovernorBrown 58.3 – 41.7%
2012PresidentObama 58.8 – 38.8%
SenatorFeinstein 61.0 – 39.0%
2010GovernorBrown 54.6 – 39.7%
SenatorBoxer 54.7 – 39.5%
2008PresidentObama 64.8 – 33.4%
2006GovernorSchwarzenegger 57.0 – 37.9%
SenatorFeinstein 63.8 – 31.5%
2004PresidentKerry 57.6 – 41.3%
SenatorBoxer 61.2 – 34.1%
2003RecallNo 55.6 – 44.4%
Schwarzenegger 50.7 – 30.8%
2002GovernorDavis 49.3 – 42.0%
2000PresidentGore 52.0 – 42.3%
SenatorFeinstein 58.0 – 34.6%
1998GovernorDavis 54.3 – 40.9%
SenatorBoxer 51.4 – 44.2%
1996PresidentClinton 48.8 – 40.5%
1994GovernorWilson 57.9 – 37.8%
SenatorHuffington 46.8 – 45.0%
1992PresidentClinton 42.7 – 31.7%
SenatorBoxer 48.7 – 42.0%
SenatorFeinstein 53.3 – 39.2%

List of senators representing the district

SenatorsPartyYears servedElectoral historyCounties represented
District established January 3, 1887

L. J. Rose
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 –
January 7, 1889
Elected in 1886.
Los Angeles

Joseph E. McComas
RepublicanJanuary 7, 1889 –
January 2, 1893
Elected in 1888.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.

Edwin C. Seymour
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1893 –
January 4, 1897
Elected in 1892.
Orange, San Bernardino

Thomas J. Jones
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1897 –
January 1, 1901
Elected in 1896.
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino

Albert A. Caldwell
RepublicanJanuary 1, 1901 –
January 2, 1905
Elected in 1900.

John N. Anderson
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 –
January 4, 1909
Elected in 1904.
Orange, Riverside

Miguel Estudillo
RepublicanJanuary 4, 1909 –
January 6, 1913
Elected in 1908.

John N. Anderson
RepublicanJanuary 6, 1913 –
January 8, 1917
Elected in 1912.
Imperial, Orange, Riverside

Samuel C. Evans Jr.
RepublicanJanuary 8, 1917 –
January 3, 1921
Elected in 1916.

Walter Eden
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1921 –
January 7, 1929
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1924.

Nelson T. Edwards
RepublicanJanuary 7, 1929 –
January 2, 1933
Elected in 1928.
Redistricted to the 35th district.

Ben Hulse
RepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 –
January 4, 1937
Elected in 1932.
Retired.
Imperial

Edward H. Law
DemocraticJanuary 4, 1937 –
January 6, 1941
Elected in 1936.

E. George Luckey
DemocraticJanuary 6, 1941 –
January 8, 1945
Elected in 1940.

Ben Hulse
RepublicanJanuary 8, 1945 –
January 7, 1957
Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected 1952.

J. William Beard
DemocraticJanuary 7, 1957 –
January 2, 1961
Elected in 1956.

Aaron W. Quick
DemocraticJanuary 2, 1961 –
January 2, 1967
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1964.

Jack Schrade
RepublicanJanuary 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
DemocraticDecember 6, 1976 –
November 30, 1980
Elected in 1976.
Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.

Jim Ellis
RepublicanDecember 1, 1980 –
November 30, 1988
Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1984.

Lawrence W. Stirling
RepublicanDecember 5, 1988 –
September 29, 1989
Elected in 1988.
Resigned.
VacantSeptember 29, 1989 –
December 21, 1989

Lucy Killea
DemocraticDecember 21, 1989 –
November 30, 1996
Elected to finish Sterling's term.
Switched parties and re-elected in 1992.
Termed out.
Independent

Dede Alpert
DemocraticDecember 2, 1996 –
November 30, 2004
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 2000.
Termed out.

Christine Kehoe
DemocraticDecember 6, 2004 –
November 30, 2012
Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2008.
Termed out.

Marty Block
DemocraticDecember 3, 2012 –
November 30, 2016
Elected in 2012.
Termed out.

Toni Atkins
DemocraticDecember 5, 2016 –
present
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retiring at end of term due to term limits.

Election results

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011.
  2. Web site: Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020.