California's 39th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 39th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Mark Takano (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

California's 39th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Mark Takano	Democratic	56.7%	13.4
2022	Mark Takano	Democratic	57.7%	15.4
2020	Young Kim	Republican	50.6%	1.2
2018	Gil Cisneros	Democratic	51.6%	3.1
2016	Edward R. Royce	Republican	57.2%	14.5
2014	Edward R. Royce	Republican	68.5%	37.1
2012	Edward R. Royce	Republican	57.8%	15.6
2010	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	63.3%	30.7
2008	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	69.7%	39.4
2006	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	65.9%	31.7
2004	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	60.7%	21.4
2002	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	54.8%	14.0
2000	Edward R. Royce	Republican	62.9%	31.6
1998	Edward R. Royce	Republican	62.6%	28.7
1982	William E. Dannemeyer	Republican	72.2%	46.2
1980	William E. Dannemeyer	Republican	76.3%	52.6
1978	William E. Dannemeyer	Republican	63.7%	27.4
1976	Charles E. Wiggins	Republican	58.6%	17.2

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Takano Won	DEM	130,191	56.69%
David Serpa	REP	99,469	43.31%
Total		229,660

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Takano Won	DEM	75,896	57.67%
Aja Smith	REP	55,701	42.33%
Total		131,597

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Young Kim Won	REP	173,946	50.60%
Gil Cisneros	DEM	169,837	49.40%
Total		343,783

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 39th congressional district?

Mark Takano (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in California's 39th congressional district?

Mark Takano won in 2024 by 13.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.