California's 39th State Senate district

California's 39th State Senate district
Current senator		Christine Kehoe (D–San Diego)
Registration	42.6% Democratic 27.9% Republican 24.7% Decline to State
Demographics	54.7% White 9.1% Black 19.6% Hispanic 13.3% Asian 0.8% Native American 0.6% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.8% other
Population	846,792
Voting-age population	672,133
Registered voters	435,346

California's 39th State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Christine Kehoe of San Diego.

District profile

The 39th District, located entirely in San Diego County, is essentially an urban San Diego seat. The district includes most of the urban and inner suburban areas with significant Non-Hispanic White, Asian, and African-American populations.

The 39th District's southern end is downtown San Diego, and it stretches northward to Del Mar and eastward to Lemon Grove. Parts of Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, La Presa, and Spring Valley are also in the district. However, 90% of the district's population is in the city of San Diego itself. Indeed, of San Diego's eight administrative regions, all of the Western and Northern Districts are in the 39th, including such neighborhoods as Old Town, Hillcrest, North Park, Point Loma, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, Mission Beach, Mission Bay, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, and University Heights.

• In the Central District, neighborhoods included in the 39th are Gaslamp, East Village, Westfield Horton Plaza, Marina, Little Italy, Harborview, Park West, Balboa Park, Cortez, South Park and part of Barrio Logan
• In Mid-City: Kensington, College Area, Normal Heights, El Cerrito, Oak Park, Talmadge, and part of City Heights
• In Southeastern: Encanto, Skyline, most of Paradise Hills, Emerald Lake Hills, and Valencia Park
• In Eastern: Serra Mesa and Allied Gardens, and parts of Navajo and Tierrasanta
• In Northeastern: Miramar, Mira Mesa, and Sorrento Valley, and portions of Rancho Peñasquitos
• The Southern District is the only region not to be partially in the 39th.

The 2001 redistricting made the 39th Senate District a fairly safe Democratic district. As of 2006, 39.8% of registered voters were Democrats and 31.4% Republicans. However, most of the Decline to State voters in the district, which includes UCSD, trend Democratic, and the district voted 54% for Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election.

Election results

2004

California State Senate elections, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Christine Kehoe	200,737	60.0	+3.7
	Republican	Larry Stirling	118,417	35.4	-4.0
	Libertarian	John Murphy	15,552	4.6	+2.3
Total votes			334,706	100.0%
Majority			82,320	24.6	+7.7
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+7.7

2000

California State Senate elections, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dede Alpert (incumbent)	160,834	56.3	+4.9
	Republican	Larry Stirling	112,454	39.4	-6.2
	Libertarian	Roger A. Nichols	6,474	2.3	+2.3
	Natural Law	Stuart Knoles	5,973	2.0	-1.1
Total votes			285,735	100.0%
Majority			48,380	16.9	+11.1
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing	+11.1

2001 Redistricting

In 2001, the 39th lost some of its compactness to make it less competitive. Military bases in Imperial Beach and Coronado were removed from the district along with such neighborhoods as Scripps Ranch and Terrasanta. They were replaced by heavily Democratic areas in Downtown San Diego, particularly portions of Barrio Logan. Combined with the fact that many of the uptown neighborhoods were beginning to lean Democratic, the 39th has become a much safer seat after the redistricting.

External links

Official Profile of Senate District from California State Senate--[1]