| 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 .
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%
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Recall | align="right" 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 | Democratic | January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | Elected in 1886. | Los Angeles | |
Joseph E. McComas | Republican | January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | Elected in 1888. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | ||
Edwin C. Seymour | Republican | January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 | Elected in 1892. | Orange, San Bernardino | |
Thomas J. Jones | Republican | January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901 | Elected in 1896. | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | |
Albert A. Caldwell | Republican | January 1, 1901 – January 2, 1905 | Elected in 1900. | ||
John N. Anderson | Republican | January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 | Elected in 1904. | Orange, Riverside | |
| Miguel Estudillo | Republican | January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913 | Elected in 1908. | ||
John N. Anderson | Republican | January 6, 1913 – January 8, 1917 | Elected in 1912. | Imperial, Orange, Riverside | |
| Samuel C. Evans Jr. | Republican | January 8, 1917 – January 3, 1921 | Elected in 1916. | ||
Walter Eden | Republican | January 3, 1921 – January 7, 1929 | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1924. | ||
Nelson T. Edwards | Republican | January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 | Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 35th district. | ||
Ben Hulse | Republican | January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | Elected in 1932. Retired. | Imperial | |
Edward H. Law | Democratic | January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941 | Elected in 1936. | ||
E. George Luckey | Democratic | January 6, 1941 – January 8, 1945 | Elected in 1940. | ||
Ben Hulse | Republican | January 8, 1945 – January 7, 1957 | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected 1952. | ||
J. William Beard | Democratic | January 7, 1957 – January 2, 1961 | Elected in 1956. | ||
Aaron W. Quick | Democratic | January 2, 1961 – January 2, 1967 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1964. | ||
Jack Schrade | 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 | Democratic | December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1980 | Elected in 1976. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives. | ||
Jim Ellis | Republican | December 1, 1980 – November 30, 1988 | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1984. | ||
| Lawrence W. Stirling | Republican | December 5, 1988 – September 29, 1989 | Elected in 1988. Resigned. | ||
| Vacant | September 29, 1989 – December 21, 1989 | ||||
Lucy Killea | Democratic | December 21, 1989 – November 30, 1996 | Elected to finish Sterling's term. Switched parties and re-elected in 1992. Termed out. | ||
| Independent | |||||
Dede Alpert | Democratic | December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2004 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Termed out. | ||
Christine Kehoe | Democratic | December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2012 | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2008. Termed out. | ||
Marty Block | Democratic | December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2016 | Elected in 2012. Termed out. | ||
Toni Atkins | Democratic | December 5, 2016 – present | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2020. Retiring at end of term due to term limits. | ||