1990 California Insurance Commissioner election

The 1990 California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 6, 1990, with the primary elections taking place on June 5, 1990. The Democratic nominee, John Garamendi, defeated the Republican nominee, Huntington Beach mayor Wes Bannister. Garamendi was the first person elected to the position of Insurance Commissioner due to the passage of Proposition 103 in 1988. Proposition 103 changed the Insurance Commissioner position from a governor-appointed position to an elected position.

Primary election Democratic Party results

Republican Party results

Peace and Freedom Party results

Libertarian Party results

General election Results

Results by county County Garamendi (D) Bannister (R) Brown (L) Condit (P&F) Write-in (WI) Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes Alameda 218,629 63.86% 88,033 25.71% 19,137 5.59% 16,542 4.83% 11 0.00% 342,352 Alpine 198 46.59% 169 39.76% 36 8.47% 22 5.18% 0 0.00% 425 Amador 6,191 52.33% 4,483 37.90% 794 6.71% 362 3.06% 0 0.00% 11,830 Butte 29,549 49.21% 24,859 41.40% 3,930 6.55% 1,706 2.84% 0 0.00% 60,044 Calaveras 6,683 52.24% 4,556 35.61% 1,084 8.47% 471 3.68% 0 0.00% 12,794 Colusa 2,034 47.71% 1,906 44.71% 233 5.47% 90 2.11% 0 0.00% 4,263 Contra Costa 138,378 55.28% 88,947 35.54% 15,391 6.15% 7,583 3.03% 8 0.00% 250,307 Del Norte 2,877 44.45% 2,869 44.33% 428 6.61% 298 4.60% 0 0.00% 6,472 El Dorado 22,434 49.17% 19,121 41.91% 2,624 5.75% 1,444 3.17% 0 0.00% 45,623 Fresno 75,624 53.96% 52,586 37.52% 6,035 4.31% 5,905 3.64% 1 0.00% 140,151 Glenn 3,021 43.85% 3,215 46.67% 434 6.30% 219 3.18% 0 0.00% 6,889 Humboldt 22,831 50.47% 16,228 35.87% 3,104 6.86% 3,074 6.80% 1 0.00% 45,238 Imperial 8,441 49.32% 6,996 40.88% 888 5.19% 819 4.79% 0 0.00% 17,114 Inyo 3,317 47.68% 3,099 44.55% 354 5.09% 187 2.69% 0 0.00% 6,957 Kern 55,068 47.40% 51,741 44.54% 6,346 5.46% 3,011 2.59% 5 0.00% 116,171 Kings 8,379 51.04% 6,691 40.76% 844 5.14% 502 3.06% 0 0.00% 16,416 Lake 9,385 55.17% 5,814 34.18% 1,184 6.96% 625 3.67% 3 0.02% 17,011 Lassen 3,795 47.35% 3,229 40.29% 623 7.77% 368 4.59% 0 0.00% 8,015 Los Angeles 1,012,783 57.15% 601,552 33.94% 88,452 4.99% 69,291 4.02% 198 0.11% 1,772,276 Madera 9,103 49.02% 7,868 42.37% 971 5.23% 627 3.38% 0 0.00% 18,569 Marin 49,327 55.51% 29,958 33.71% 5,650 6.36% 3,931 4.42% 1 0.00% 88,867 Mariposa 3,043 48.99% 2,404 38.71% 401 6.46% 363 5.84% 0 0.00% 6,211 Mendocino 12,305 46.01% 9,360 35.00% 2,239 8.37% 2,841 10.62% 1 0.00% 26,746 Merced 15,180 49.75% 10,649 34.90% 1,610 5.28% 3,074 10.07% 0 0.00% 30,513 Modoc 1,433 41.56% 1,598 46.35% 268 7.77% 149 4.32% 0 0.00% 3,448 Mono 1,464 49.93% 1,182 40.31% 188 6.41% 98 3.34% 0 0.00% 2,932 Monterey 38,259 49.65% 30,685 39.82% 5,209 6.76% 2,909 3.77% 4 0.00% 77,062 Napa 18,479 49.10% 15,198 40.39% 2,426 6.45% 1,529 4.06% 0 0.00% 37,632 Nevada 14,797 45.23% 14,583 44.57% 2,266 6.93% 1,070 3.27% 1 0.00% 32,717 Orange 251,088 40.22% 321,873 51.56% 35,490 10.94% 15,784 2.53% 72 0.01% 624,307 Placer 29,366 47.78% 26,488 43.09% 3,695 6.01% 1,908 3.10% 10 0.02% 61,467 Plumas 4,114 53.16% 2,846 36.77% 516 6.67% 263 3.40% 0 0.00% 7,739 Riverside 129,403 49.36% 112,709 42.99% 12,559 4.79% 7,490 2.86% 1 0.00% 262,162 Sacramento 181,103 56.12% 114,735 35.56% 16,316 5.06% 10,494 3.25% 31 0.01% 322,679 San Benito 4,014 48.73% 3,242 39.35% 588 7.14% 394 4.78% 0 0.00% 8,238 San Bernardino 147,030 50.47% 118,131 40.55% 16,197 5.56% 9,957 3.42% 24 0.01% 291,339 San Diego 244,820 39.26% 297,963 47.79% 53,537 8.59% 27,099 4.35% 114 0.02% 623,533 San Francisco 124,648 67.70% 32,423 17.61% 14,001 7.61% 13,042 7.08% 2 0.00% 184,116 San Joaquin 63,668 58.06% 38,148 34.79% 4,589 4.18% 3,257 2.97% 1 0.00% 109,663 San Luis Obispo 32,848 48.19% 28,961 42.48% 4,083 5.99% 2,275 3.34% 3 0.00% 68,170 San Mateo 95,746 54.92% 58,100 33.33% 13,585 7.79% 6,905 3.96% 1 0.00% 174,337 Santa Barbara 51,459 49.95% 41,987 40.76% 6,282 6.10% 3,202 3.11% 85 0.08% 103,015 Santa Clara 205,683 52.93% 139,117 35.80% 28,252 7.27% 15,526 4.00% 3 0.00% 388,581 Santa Cruz 44,955 59.44% 20,799 27.50% 5,317 7.03% 4,557 6.03% 1 0.00% 75,629 Shasta 20,410 43.57% 21,605 46.12% 3,156 6.74% 1,677 3.58% 0 0.00% 46,848 Sierra 795 52.65% 543 35.96% 114 7.55% 58 3.84% 0 0.00% 1,510 Siskiyou 6,764 45.90% 6,221 42.22% 1,068 7.25% 682 4.63% 0 0.00% 14,735 Solano 47,589 57.53% 26,667 32.24% 5,165 6.24% 3,300 3.99% 0 0.00% 82,721 Sonoma 70,432 53.40% 44,120 33.45% 9,271 7.03% 8,046 6.10% 33 0.03% 131,902 Stanislaus 47,825 56.77% 27,984 33.22% 3,879 4.61% 4,553 5.40% 0 0.00% 84,241 Sutter 7,978 43.45% 9,063 49.36% 891 4.85% 429 2.34% 0 0.00% 18,361 Tehama 6,919 44.60% 6,509 41.95% 1,459 9.40% 628 4.05% 0 0.00% 15,515 Trinity 2,329 44.19% 2,154 40.87% 468 8.88% 320 6.07% 0 0.00% 5,271 Tulare 30,982 49.72% 26,821 43.04% 2,765 4.44% 1,747 2.80% 0 0.00% 62,315 Tuolumne 10,720 55.81% 6,517 33.93% 1,184 6.16% 788 4.10% 0 0.00% 19,209 Ventura 84,155 48.09% 74,415 42.53% 10,848 6.20% 5,558 3.18% 5 0.00% 174,981 Yolo 25,158 60.91% 12,331 29.86% 1,940 4.70% 1,871 4.53% 1 0.00% 41,301 Yuba 5,709 48.08% 5,056 42.58% 753 6.34% 356 3.00% 0 0.00% 11,874 Totals 3,770,717 52.22% 2,736,577 37.90% 431,317 5.97% 281,276 3.90% 621 0.01% 7,220,508

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