California's 39th State Senate district

California's 39th State Senate district
California's 39th State Senate district
Current senator
	Toni Atkins; 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 State Senate district is one of 40 California State Senate districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Toni Atkins 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%

Coronado
Del Mar
San Diego – 68.0%
Solana Beach

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
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[]

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
	Republican	January 7, 1889 - January 2, 1893	Los Angeles
		January 2, 1893 - January 4, 1897	Orange, San Bernardino
		January 4, 1897 - January 1, 1901	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
		January 1, 1901 - January 2, 1905	Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
John N. Anderson		January 2, 1905 - January 4, 1909	Orange, Riverside
		January 4, 1909 - January 6, 1913	Orange, Riverside
John N. Anderson		January 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917	Imperial, Orange, Riverside
		January 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
		January 3, 1921 - January 7, 1929
		January 7, 1929 - January 2, 1933
Ben Hulse		January 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937	Imperial
	Democratic	January 4, 1937 - January 6, 1941
	Democratic	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
	Democratic	January 2, 1961 - January 2, 1967
	Republican	January 2, 1967 - November 30, 1976	San Diego
	Democratic	December 6, 1976 - November 30, 1980
	Republican	December 1, 1980 - November 30, 1988
	Republican	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.
Lucy Killea	Independent	December 21, 1989 - November 30, 1996
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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
^ "Report of Registration as of July 3, 2020" (PDF).
^ "Larry Stirling Resignation letter". babel.hathitrust.org.
^ "Lucy Killea Sworn in". babel.hathitrust.org.

External links[]

District map from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission

[population-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "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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