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The1998California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 3, 1998. Theprimary elections took place on June 3, 1998. TheRepublicanincumbent,Chuck Quackenbush, narrowly defeated theDemocratic nominee,State AssemblywomanDiane Martinez.
Final results from theSecretary of State of California[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Martinez | 1,343,736 | 57.42 | |
| Hal Brown | 996,356 | 42.58 | |
| Total votes | 2,340,092 | 100.00 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary R. Ramos | 86,772 | 54.47 | |
| Tom Condit | 72,535 | 45.53 | |
| Total votes | 159,307 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theSecretary of State of California.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 41.23 | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| 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 |
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