1998 California Insurance Commissioner election
County results
Quackenbush: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Martinez: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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
References
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008 . {{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election[permanent dead link ]
External links
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