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1994 California Insurance Commissioner election

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Nominee Chuck Quackenbush Art Torres
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,015,858 3,567,996
Percentage 48.82% 43.38%

County results
Quackenbush:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Torres:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Ins. Comm. before election

John Garamendi
Democratic

Elected Ins. Comm.

Chuck Quackenbush
Republican

The 1994 California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican nominee, Chuck Quackenbush, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, State Senator Art Torres, for the office previously held by incumbent John Garamendi, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.

Primary results[edit]

Final results from the California Secretary of State[1]

Democratic[edit]

California Insurance Commissioner Democratic primary, 1994
Candidate Votes %
Art Torres 935,764 46.22
Burt Margolin 687,624 33.96
John Kraft 401,261 19.82
Total votes 2,024,649 100.00

Republican[edit]

California Insurance Commissioner Republican primary, 1994
Candidate Votes %
Chuck Quackenbush 675,242 37.93
Wes Bannister 370,202 20.79
Jim Conran 341,869 19.20
Jack Harden 243,479 13.68
Jim Stieringer 97,157 5.46
Glen J. Dulac 52,500 2.95
Total votes 1,780,449 100.00

Others[edit]

California Insurance Commissioner primary, 1994 (Others)
Party Candidate Votes %
American Independent A. Jacques (AI) 17,848 100.00
Peace and Freedom Tom Condit 100.00
Libertarian Ted Brown 100.00

Election results[edit]

Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]

California Insurance Commissioner election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Quackenbush 4,015,858 48.82
Democratic Art Torres 3,567,996 43.38
Libertarian Ted Brown 346,007 4.21
Peace and Freedom Tom Condit 150,844 1.83
American Independent A. Jacques 144,782 1.76
Invalid or blank votes 676,149 7.59
Total votes 8,225,487 100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}} 46.98
Republican gain from Democratic

Results by county[edit]

County Quackenbush Votes Torres Votes Brown Votes Condit Votes Jacques Votes
Glenn 69.37% 5,459 24.23% 1,907 3.20% 252 1.17% 92 2.02% 159
Sutter 66.70% 14,325 26.68% 5,730 3.55% 762 1.35% 290 1.72% 370
Inyo 65.10% 4,587 27.42% 1,932 3.38% 238 1.90% 134 2.20% 155
Colusa 65.08% 3,204 28.62% 1,409 3.35% 165 1.40% 69 1.54% 76
Shasta 63.97% 34,084 27.03% 14,401 4.41% 2,349 1.51% 804 3.09% 1,644
Kern 63.21% 92,392 29.26% 42,772 3.83% 5,603 1.40% 2,046 2.29% 3,349
Orange 62.98% 453,349 29.62% 213,223 4.39% 31,580 1.27% 9,141 1.74% 12,527
Tehama 61.99% 11,307 29.12% 5,311 4.71% 860 1.78% 324 2.41% 439
Tulare 61.58% 46,080 31.76% 23,768 3.51% 2,625 1.48% 1,106 1.67% 1,252
Madera 60.89% 15,781 31.60% 8,191 3.43% 889 1.89% 490 2.18% 566
Butte 59.85% 39,455 32.19% 21,222 4.09% 2,693 1.85% 1,219 2.02% 1,329
Placer 59.04% 42,967 32.65% 23,761 4.42% 3,216 2.06% 1,496 1.83% 1,330
San Luis Obispo 59.03% 49,252 32.43% 27,058 4.47% 3,728 2.22% 1,854 1.85% 1,541
El Dorado 58.62% 31,130 32.38% 17,198 4.79% 2,542 1.97% 1,044 2.24% 1,191
Yuba 58.61% 8,216 31.38% 4,398 4.47% 626 3.97% 326 5.49% 451
Nevada 58.57% 21,393 32.72% 11,949 4.82% 1,760 1.97% 720 1.92% 701
Mono 57.32% 1,903 32.62% 1,083 5.60% 186 2.29% 76 2.17% 72
Mariposa 56.97% 3,929 33.45% 2,307 3.97% 274 3.38% 233 2.23% 154
Riverside 56.81% 186,544 35.02% 115,007 4.28% 14,067 1.45% 4,775 2.43% 7,971
Kings 56.70% 12,523 36.35% 8,029 3.16% 697 1.94% 429 1.84% 407
San Diego 56.63% 396,350 34.52% 241,566 5.07% 35,486 1.62% 11,342 2.16% 15,122
Fresno 56.57% 98,244 36.79% 63,883 3.00% 5,211 2.22% 3,853 1.42% 2,463
Ventura 56.43% 117,105 36.00% 74,706 4.32% 8,967 1.46% 3,028 1.80% 3,730
Amador 56.21% 7,184 36.04% 4,606 4.09% 523 1.60% 204 2.07% 364
Modoc 56.12% 2,085 29.04% 1,079 6.78% 252 2.96% 110 5.09% 189
San Bernardino 55.87% 188,041 35.82% 120,550 4.44% 14,950 1.56% 5,262 2.30% 7,748
Del Norte 55.72% 4,074 34.55% 2,526 5.16% 377 2.07% 151 2.52% 184
Calaveras 55.67% 8,587 34.51% 5,323 5.07% 782 2.57% 397 2.17% 335
Merced 55.32% 21,124 36.11% 13,788 3.43% 1,308 3.50% 1,335 1.66% 632
Plumas 55.12% 4,557 35.21% 2,911 4.72% 390 2.37% 196 2.59% 214
San Joaquin 54.53% 66,775 38.77% 47,471 3.39% 4,147 1.57% 1,923 1.75% 2,140
Santa Barbara 54.42% 67,590 38.00% 47,194 4.03% 5,011 1.89% 2,349 1.65% 2,047
Tuolumne 54.34% 10,429 37.73% 7,242 4.03% 773 2.42% 465 1.48% 284
Lassen 52.72% 4,171 34.14% 2,701 6.62% 524 2.31% 183 4.20% 332
Sierra 52.44% 818 35.19% 549 6.09% 95 2.69% 42 3.59% 56
Siskiyou 51.30% 9,009 36.37% 6,388 6.58% 1,156 2.68% 471 3.07% 539
Stanislaus 50.44% 49,295 39.81% 38,902 3.23% 3,155 4.94% 4,827 1.59% 1,551
Trinity 50.29% 2,651 33.96% 1,790 7.68% 405 4.21% 222 3.85% 203
San Benito 48.45% 5,529 42.45% 4,844 4.53% 517 2.51% 287 2.06% 235
Sacramento 48.28% 166,795 43.59% 150,596 4.49% 15,509 1.78% 6,156 1.85% 6,398
Napa 48.00% 19,870 43.96% 18,199 4.15% 1,720 2.05% 848 1.83% 759
Monterey 47.87% 42,474 43.45% 38,551 4.29% 3,802 2.28% 2,019 2.11% 1,875
Humboldt 47.81% 21,982 41.97% 19,296 4.74% 2,179 3.82% 1,758 1.66% 764
Alpine 47.56% 302 36.22% 230 8.35% 53 4.25% 27 3.62% 23
Lake 46.68% 8,855 44.52% 8,445 4.91% 932 1.88% 357 2.00% 379
Santa Clara 45.30% 191,957 46.37% 196,525 4.53% 19,191 1.83% 7,758 1.97% 8,360
Solano 43.86% 41,928 47.31% 45,220 4.16% 3,980 1.94% 1,856 2.72% 2,602
Imperial 43.85% 10,265 46.41% 10,863 3.69% 864 4.17% 975 1.89% 442
Contra Costa 43.09% 119,755 49.70% 138,127 4.15% 11,545 1.67% 4,640 1.38% 3,833
Los Angeles 42.97% 848,443 50.21% 991,476 3.82% 75,415 1.53% 30,296 1.46% 28,870
Yolo 40.52% 19,208 51.38% 24,356 3.65% 1,728 6.79% 1,304 4.21% 808
San Mateo 40.36% 81,559 52.99% 107,090 3.72% 7,518 1.68% 3,386 1.26% 2,537
Sonoma 38.87% 59,352 51.80% 79,090 5.00% 7,637 2.76% 4,210 1.58% 2,408
Mendocino 38.52% 11,054 48.23% 13,842 6.69% 1,920 4.69% 1,345 1.88% 539
Santa Cruz 38.02% 32,846 51.23% 44,255 5.33% 4,602 3.78% 4,367 1.64% 1,421
Marin 36.17% 36,048 56.49% 56,299 4.50% 4,486 1.97% 1,965 0.86% 861
Alameda 29.74% 113,052 62.71% 238,353 3.80% 14,461 2.33% 8,863 1.41% 5,348
San Francisco 22.55% 48,615 68.90% 148,508 4.33% 9,324 3.02% 6,499 1.21% 2,603

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References[edit]

  1. ^ CA Secretary of State - Official Results Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1994 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.

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