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2004Final results

2004 election for California Senate District 39

California State Senate · California

Christine Kehoe (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Larry Stirling (R) by 24.6 points.

Christine KehoeDemocrat · winner
60.0%200,737
Larry StirlingRepublican
35.4%118,417
John MurphyLibertarian
4.6%15,552
334,706 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+27.41992D+5.81996D+16.92000D+24.62004D+34.12008D+16.82012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Christine Kehoe (D)Larry Stirling (R)

Also on the ballot: John Murphy (Libertarian), 4.6%