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

Democratic

Peace & Freedom

Others

Election results Final results from the Secretary of State of California.CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1998 General Election

Results by county County Martinez Votes Quackenbush Votes Ogden Votes Others VotesSan Francisco71.85%153,21121.05%44,8802.22%4,7404.88%10,409Alameda63.40%227,33229.33%105,1772.20%7,8905.06%18,144Marin59.05%56,04134.40%32,6492.52%2,3924.02%3,817San Mateo56.75%110,19136.50%70,8762.56%4,9764.19%8,137Santa Cruz51.71%42,29739.02%31,9183.33%2,7265.93%4,849Sonoma51.02%77,91539.93%60,9792.84%4,3346.22%9,501Contra Costa50.58%145,71542.67%122,9392.39%6,8944.35%12,553Santa Clara50.49%199,57642.24%166,9622.81%11,1034.47%17,651Los Angeles50.41%959,74843.95%836,8341.73%32,8463.92%74,548Solano49.76%48,89644.05%43,2851.95%1,9214.23%4,162Yolo49.28%24,28745.23%22,2901.69%8353.79%1,868Mendocino47.68%12,85640.19%10,8363.42%9238.71%2,349Imperial47.47%11,12745.10%10,5711.32%3106.10%1,430Napa47.09%19,43945.13%18,6292.50%1,0325.27%2,178Monterey45.00%39,95448.40%42,9682.07%1,8404.53%4,019Lake43.71%8,02149.12%9,0132.35%4314.82%884San Benito42.51%5,41750.07%6,3812.55%3254.87%621Sacramento41.24%143,97253.15%185,5631.87%6,5223.75%13,071Merced41.00%15,78153.17%20,4651.47%5674.35%1,674San Joaquin40.06%48,52554.59%66,1311.39%1,6843.96%4,803Santa Barbara38.69%45,75054.93%64,9422.02%2,3874.36%5,156Fresno38.59%63,42655.98%92,0171.68%2,7563.76%6,178Stanislaus38.57%37,81856.61%55,5091.53%1,5053.28%3,217Alpine38.53%21052.11%2842.75%156.60%36Kings38.42%8,51555.27%12,2511.45%3214.86%1,078Humboldt38.33%16,94352.68%23,2852.94%1,3016.04%2,672Del Norte37.17%2,67554.55%3,9262.31%1665.98%430San Luis Obispo36.49%30,35456.36%46,8802.70%2,2444.45%3,701Siskiyou36.05%5,79355.69%8,9483.34%5374.92%790San Bernardino36.05%116,47758.12%187,7771.79%5,7734.04%13,056San Diego35.84%249,31556.72%394,5932.96%20,5714.48%31,165Ventura35.61%71,99758.32%117,9191.99%4,0254.08%8,241Trinity34.74%1,68953.06%2,5804.15%2028.03%391Tuolumne34.31%6,72960.17%11,8011.82%3573.70%725Riverside34.02%112,93660.63%201,2831.49%4,9373.87%12,857Butte33.53%21,39559.50%37,9632.31%1,4734.65%2,969Tulare33.11%23,53361.78%43,9091.55%1,1013.56%2,528Mono32.99%1,10559.16%1,9823.01%1014.83%162Yuba32.17%4,27460.68%8,0612.32%3084.82%641Madera32.15%8,26561.49%15,8052.03%5234.33%1,112Lassen31.76%2,56059.19%4,7712.56%2066.50%524Plumas31.50%2,63362.22%5,2012.27%1904.01%335Calaveras31.11%4,94560.70%9,6474.03%6414.16%661Nevada31.06%11,69762.89%23,6862.45%9233.59%1,354Amador30.94%4,03664.06%8,3571.69%2213.31%431Tehama30.93%5,61561.40%11,1452.49%4525.18%940Mariposa30.26%2,10361.08%4,2452.69%1875.97%415El Dorado29.67%16,76663.89%36,0992.29%1,2964.15%2,343Colusa29.59%1,40965.94%3,1401.49%712.98%142Kern29.23%40,67465.56%91,2161.53%2,1253.68%5,118Placer29.18%25,25164.84%56,1162.03%1,7613.94%3,415Shasta29.04%15,03663.66%32,9602.58%1,3364.72%2,444Modoc28.60%97161.09%2,0743.18%1087.13%242Orange28.47%196,23265.58%452,0812.14%14,7333.82%26,301Sierra28.34%48160.87%1,0334.83%825.95%101Inyo27.94%1,84765.64%4,3392.24%1484.18%276Sutter26.96%5,80667.85%14,6101.70%3653.48%751Glenn25.59%1,89167.41%4,9812.48%1834.51%334

See also California state elections, 1998 California Insurance Commissioner

References

External links VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State