California's 39th senatorial district

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California's 39th State Senate district

Current senator

Akilah Weber
D–San Diego

Population (2010)
• Voting age
• Citizen voting age

928,044
764,337
685,425

Demographics

59.22% White
5.08% Black
16.88% Latino
16.60% Asian
0.65% Native American
0.46% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.37% other
0.75% remainder of multiracial

Registered voters

589,426

Registration

44.17% Democratic
23.19% Republican
26.97% No party preference

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.

San Diego County – 30.0%

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%
	Senator	Boxer 48.7 – 42.0%
	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]
Walter Eden (Santa Ana)	Republican	January 3, 1921 – January 7, 1929	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924. [data missing]
Nelson T. Edwards (Orange)	Republican	January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933	Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 35th district.
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]
E. George Luckey (Brawley)	Democratic	January 6, 1941 – January 8, 1945	Elected in 1940. [data missing]
Ben Hulse (Imperial)	Republican	January 8, 1945 – January 7, 1957	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected 1952. [data missing]
J. William Beard (El Centro)	Democratic	January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961	Elected in 1956. [data missing]
Aaron W. Quick (Calexico)	Democratic	January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. [data missing]
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.
Jim Ellis (San Diego)	Republican	December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1988	Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. [data missing]
Lawrence W. Stirling (San Diego)	Republican	December 5, 1988 – September 29, 1989	Elected in 1988. Resigned.
Vacant		September 29, 1989 – December 21, 1989
Lucy Killea (San Diego)	Democratic	December 21, 1989 – November 30, 1992	Elected to finish Sterling's term. Re-elected in 1992. Retired due to term limits.
Lucy Killea (San Diego)	Independent	December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996
Dede Alpert (San Diego)	Democratic	December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Retired due to term limits.
Christine Kehoe (San Diego)	Democratic	December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Retired due to term limits.
Marty Block (San Diego)	Democratic	December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016	Elected in 2012. Retired due to term limits.
Toni Atkins (San Diego)	Democratic	December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2024	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Retired due to term limits.
Akilah Weber (La Mesa)	Democratic	December 2, 2024 – present	Elected in 2024.

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

References

^ "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
"Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).

External links

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

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