SAN DIEGO—Democrat Akilah Weber secured a victory Wednesday in the race for the 39th state Senate District, defeating Republican Bob Divine with 61.5 percent of the vote in the San Diego area’s only state Senate race alongside six Assembly seats on the ballot.
The 39th Senate District, which stretches from Point Loma and Coronado into East County, will now be represented by Weber, who succeeds termed-out Sen. Toni Atkins.
Weber currently represents the 79th Assembly District, is a medical doctor and previously served on the La Mesa City Council.
Weber and Divine, a retired Navy commander, were the only two candidates in the primary election, in which Weber took just over 60 percent of the vote….