California Insurance Commissioner election, 1998
California Insurance Commissioner election, 1998
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The 1998 California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Republican incumbent, Chuck Quackenbush, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, State Assemblywoman Diane Martinez.
Primary results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California [1]
Democratic
California Insurance Commissioner Democratic primary, 1998
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Diane Martinez |
1,343,736 |
57.42% |
Hal Brown |
996,356 |
42.58% |
Total votes |
2,340,092 |
100.00% |
Peace & Freedom
California Insurance Commissioner Peace & Freedom primary, 1998
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Gary R. Ramos |
86,772 |
54.47% |
Tom Condit |
72,535 |
45.53% |
Total votes |
159,307 |
100.00% |
Others
Election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
California Insurance Commissioner election, 1998
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Chuck Quackenbush (incumbent) |
4,006,762 |
49.86 |
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Democratic |
Diane Martinez |
3,519,453 |
43.80 |
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Libertarian |
Dale F. Ogden |
169,922 |
2.11 |
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Natural Law |
Barbara Bourdette |
130,834 |
1.63 |
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Peace and Freedom |
Gary R. Ramos |
116,091 |
1.44 |
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American Independent |
Merton D. Short |
92,975 |
1.16 |
Invalid or blank votes |
585,101 |
6.79 |
Total votes |
8,036,037 |
100.00 |
Voter turnout |
41.23% |
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Republican hold |
Results by county
County |
Quackenbush |
Votes |
Martinez |
Votes |
Ogden |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
San Francisco |
71.85% |
153,211 |
21.05% |
44,880 |
2.22% |
4,740 |
4.88% |
10,409 |
Alameda |
63.40% |
227,332 |
29.33% |
105,177 |
2.20% |
7,890 |
5.06% |
18,144 |
Marin |
59.05% |
56,041 |
34.40% |
32,649 |
2.52% |
2,392 |
4.02% |
3,817 |
San Mateo |
56.75% |
110,191 |
36.50% |
70,876 |
2.56% |
4,976 |
4.19% |
8,137 |
Santa Cruz |
51.71% |
42,297 |
39.02% |
31,918 |
3.33% |
2,726 |
5.93% |
4,849 |
Sonoma |
51.02% |
77,915 |
39.93% |
60,979 |
2.84% |
4,334 |
6.22% |
9,501 |
Contra Costa |
50.58% |
145,715 |
42.67% |
122,939 |
2.39% |
6,894 |
4.35% |
12,553 |
Santa Clara |
50.49% |
199,576 |
42.24% |
166,962 |
2.81% |
11,103 |
4.47% |
17,651 |
Los Angeles |
50.41% |
959,748 |
43.95% |
836,834 |
1.73% |
32,846 |
3.92% |
74,548 |
Solano |
49.76% |
48,896 |
44.05% |
43,285 |
1.95% |
1,921 |
4.23% |
4,162 |
Yolo |
49.28% |
24,287 |
45.23% |
22,290 |
1.69% |
835 |
3.79% |
1,868 |
Mendocino |
47.68% |
12,856 |
40.19% |
10,836 |
3.42% |
923 |
8.71% |
2,349 |
Imperial |
47.47% |
11,127 |
45.10% |
10,571 |
1.32% |
310 |
6.10% |
1,430 |
Napa |
47.09% |
19,439 |
45.13% |
18,629 |
2.50% |
1,032 |
5.27% |
2,178 |
Monterey |
45.00% |
39,954 |
48.40% |
42,968 |
2.07% |
1,840 |
4.53% |
4,019 |
Lake |
43.71% |
8,021 |
49.12% |
9,013 |
2.35% |
431 |
4.82% |
884 |
San Benito |
42.51% |
5,417 |
50.07% |
6,381 |
2.55% |
325 |
4.87% |
621 |
Sacramento |
41.24% |
143,972 |
53.15% |
185,563 |
1.87% |
6,522 |
3.75% |
13,071 |
Merced |
41.00% |
15,781 |
53.17% |
20,465 |
1.47% |
567 |
4.35% |
1,674 |
San Joaquin |
40.06% |
48,525 |
54.59% |
66,131 |
1.39% |
1,684 |
3.96% |
4,803 |
Santa Barbara |
38.69% |
45,750 |
54.93% |
64,942 |
2.02% |
2,387 |
4.36% |
5,156 |
Fresno |
38.59% |
63,426 |
55.98% |
92,017 |
1.68% |
2,756 |
3.76% |
6,178 |
Stanislaus |
38.57% |
37,818 |
56.61% |
55,509 |
1.53% |
1,505 |
3.28% |
3,217 |
Alpine |
38.53% |
210 |
52.11% |
284 |
2.75% |
15 |
6.60% |
36 |
Kings |
38.42% |
8,515 |
55.27% |
12,251 |
1.45% |
321 |
4.86% |
1,078 |
Humboldt |
38.33% |
16,943 |
52.68% |
23,285 |
2.94% |
1,301 |
6.04% |
2,672 |
Del Norte |
37.17% |
2,675 |
54.55% |
3,926 |
2.31% |
166 |
5.98% |
430 |
San Luis Obispo |
36.49% |
30,354 |
56.36% |
46,880 |
2.70% |
2,244 |
4.45% |
3,701 |
Siskiyou |
36.05% |
5,793 |
55.69% |
8,948 |
3.34% |
537 |
4.92% |
790 |
San Bernardino |
36.05% |
116,477 |
58.12% |
187,777 |
1.79% |
5,773 |
4.04% |
13,056 |
San Diego |
35.84% |
249,315 |
56.72% |
394,593 |
2.96% |
20,571 |
4.48% |
31,165 |
Ventura |
35.61% |
71,997 |
58.32% |
117,919 |
1.99% |
4,025 |
4.08% |
8,241 |
Trinity |
34.74% |
1,689 |
53.06% |
2,580 |
4.15% |
202 |
8.03% |
391 |
Tuolumne |
34.31% |
6,729 |
60.17% |
11,801 |
1.82% |
357 |
3.70% |
725 |
Riverside |
34.02% |
112,936 |
60.63% |
201,283 |
1.49% |
4,937 |
3.87% |
12,857 |
Butte |
33.53% |
21,395 |
59.50% |
37,963 |
2.31% |
1,473 |
4.65% |
2,969 |
Tulare |
33.11% |
23,533 |
61.78% |
43,909 |
1.55% |
1,101 |
3.56% |
2,528 |
Mono |
32.99% |
1,105 |
59.16% |
1,982 |
3.01% |
101 |
4.83% |
162 |
Yuba |
32.17% |
4,274 |
60.68% |
8,061 |
2.32% |
308 |
4.82% |
641 |
Madera |
32.15% |
8,265 |
61.49% |
15,805 |
2.03% |
523 |
4.33% |
1,112 |
Lassen |
31.76% |
2,560 |
59.19% |
4,771 |
2.56% |
206 |
6.50% |
524 |
Plumas |
31.50% |
2,633 |
62.22% |
5,201 |
2.27% |
190 |
4.01% |
335 |
Calaveras |
31.11% |
4,945 |
60.70% |
9,647 |
4.03% |
641 |
4.16% |
661 |
Nevada |
31.06% |
11,697 |
62.89% |
23,686 |
2.45% |
923 |
3.59% |
1,354 |
Amador |
30.94% |
4,036 |
64.06% |
8,357 |
1.69% |
221 |
3.31% |
431 |
Tehama |
30.93% |
5,615 |
61.40% |
11,145 |
2.49% |
452 |
5.18% |
940 |
Mariposa |
30.26% |
2,103 |
61.08% |
4,245 |
2.69% |
187 |
5.97% |
415 |
El Dorado |
29.67% |
16,766 |
63.89% |
36,099 |
2.29% |
1,296 |
4.15% |
2,343 |
Colusa |
29.59% |
1,409 |
65.94% |
3,140 |
1.49% |
71 |
2.98% |
142 |
Kern |
29.23% |
40,674 |
65.56% |
91,216 |
1.53% |
2,125 |
3.68% |
5,118 |
Placer |
29.18% |
25,251 |
64.84% |
56,116 |
2.03% |
1,761 |
3.94% |
3,415 |
Shasta |
29.04% |
15,036 |
63.66% |
32,960 |
2.58% |
1,336 |
4.72% |
2,444 |
Modoc |
28.60% |
971 |
61.09% |
2,074 |
3.18% |
108 |
7.13% |
242 |
Orange |
28.47% |
196,232 |
65.58% |
452,081 |
2.14% |
14,733 |
3.82% |
26,301 |
Sierra |
28.34% |
481 |
60.87% |
1,033 |
4.83% |
82 |
5.95% |
101 |
Inyo |
27.94% |
1,847 |
65.64% |
4,339 |
2.24% |
148 |
4.18% |
276 |
Sutter |
26.96% |
5,806 |
67.85% |
14,610 |
1.70% |
365 |
3.48% |
751 |
Glenn |
25.59% |
1,891 |
67.41% |
4,981 |
2.48% |
183 |
4.51% |
334 |
See also
References
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