1984Final results
1984 election for California Senate District 39
California State Senate · California
Jim Ellis (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Daniel W. Finnigan (D) by 44.3 points.
Jim EllisRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.2%186,639
Daniel W. FinniganDemocrat
27.8%71,973
258,612 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET