1998 California Insurance Commissioner election
Nominee
Chuck Quackenbush
Diane Martinez
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
4,006,762
3,519,453
Percentage
49.86%
43.80%
County results
Quackenbush: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Martinez: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Ins. Comm. before election
Chuck Quackenbush
Republican
Elected Ins. Comm.
Chuck Quackenbush
Republican
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
%
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
%
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]
Results by county [ ]
County
Martinez
Votes
Quackenbush
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 [ ]
California state elections, 1998
California Insurance Commissioner
References [ ]
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