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.
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County results Quackenbush: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Martinez: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Final results from the Secretary of State of California[1]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Diane Martinez | 1,343,736 | 57.42 | |
Hal Brown | 996,356 | 42.58 | |
Total votes | 2,340,092 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Gary R. Ramos | 86,772 | 54.47 | |
Tom Condit | 72,535 | 45.53 | |
Total votes | 159,307 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chuck Quackenbush | 2,586,052 | 100.00 | |
Libertarian | Dale F. Ogden | 131,636 | 100.00 | |
Natural Law | Barbara Bourdette | 113,877 | 100.00 | |
American Independent | Merton D. Short | 72,959 | 100.00 |
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chuck Quackenbush (incumbent) | 4,006,762 | 49.86 | |
Democratic | Diane Martinez | 3,519,453 | 43.80 | |
Libertarian | Dale F. Ogden | 169,922 | 2.11 | |
Natural Law | Barbara Bourdette | 130,834 | 1.63 | |
Peace and Freedom | Gary R. Ramos | 116,091 | 1.44 | |
American Independent | Merton D. Short | 92,975 | 1.16 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 585,101 | 6.79 | ||
Total votes | 8,036,037 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 41.23 | ||
Republican hold |
County | Martinez | Votes | Quackenbush | Votes | Ogden | Votes | Others | Votes |
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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 |