2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 39
California State Senate · California
Deirdre Alpert (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Larry Stirling (R) by 16.9 points.
Deirdre AlpertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%160,834
Larry StirlingRepublican
39.4%112,454
Rusty NicholsLibertarian
2.3%6,474
Stuart KnolesNatural Law
2.1%5,973
285,735 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Deirdre Alpert (D)Larry Stirling (R)
Also on the ballot: Rusty Nichols (Libertarian), 2.3%; Stuart Knoles (Natural Law), 2.1%