California's 39th senatorial district

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	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[1]% remainder of multiracial
Registered voters	589,426[2]
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 Toni Atkins of San Diego.

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.

Year	Office	Results
2021	Recall	No 66.5 – 33.5%
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%

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.
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]
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]
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.
	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 – present	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Retired due to term limits.
Akilah Weber (elect) (La Mesa)	Democratic	December 2, 2024	Elected in 2024.

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