2008Final results
2008 election for California Senate District 39
California State Senate · California
Christine Kehoe (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Jeff Perwin (R) by 34.1 points.
Christine KehoeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%227,475
Jeff PerwinRepublican
31.1%108,606
Jesse ThomasLibertarian
3.7%12,742
348,823 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET