1994 California Insurance Commissioner election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1994 California Insurance Commissioner election
| country = California
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1990 California Insurance Commissioner election
| previous_year = 1990
| next_election = 1998 California Insurance Commissioner election
| next_year = 1998
| election_date = November 8, 1994
| image1 = File:Chuck Quackenbush.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Chuck Quackenbush
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 4,015,858
| percentage1 = 48.82%
| image2 = File:Art Torres speaking against Los Angeles City Energy Recovery Project (LANCER), 1986 (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Art Torres
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 3,567,996
| percentage2 = 43.38%
| map_image =1994 California Insurance Commissioner election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Quackenbush: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Torres: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = Ins. Comm.
| before_election = John Garamendi
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Chuck Quackenbush
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsCA}}
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
=Democratic=
{{Election box begin no party no change | title=California Insurance Commissioner Democratic primary, 1994}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Art Torres
|votes = 935,764
|percentage = 46.22
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Burt Margolin
|votes = 687,624
|percentage = 33.96
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = John Kraft
|votes = 401,261
|percentage = 19.82
}}
{{Election box total no party no change|
|votes = 2,024,649
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Republican=
{{Election box begin no party no change | title=California Insurance Commissioner Republican primary, 1994}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Chuck Quackenbush
|votes = 675,242
|percentage = 37.93
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Wes Bannister
|votes = 370,202
|percentage = 20.79
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Jim Conran
|votes = 341,869
|percentage = 19.20
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Jack Harden
|votes = 243,479
|percentage = 13.68
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Jim Stieringer
|votes = 97,157
|percentage = 5.46
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Glen J. Dulac
|votes = 52,500
|percentage = 2.95
}}
{{Election box total no party no change|
|votes = 1,780,449
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Others=
{{Election box begin no change | title=California Insurance Commissioner primary, 1994 (Others)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = A. Jacques (AI)
|votes = 17,848
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Condit
|votes =
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party of California
|candidate = Ted Brown
|votes =
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
Election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.{{Cite web |url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf |title=CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1994 General Election |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730213903/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf |archive-date=2008-07-30 |url-status=dead }}
{{Election box begin no change | title=California Insurance Commissioner election, 1994}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Chuck Quackenbush
|votes = 4,015,858
|percentage = 48.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Art Torres
|votes = 3,567,996
|percentage = 43.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party of California
|candidate = Ted Brown
|votes = 346,007
|percentage = 4.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Condit
|votes = 150,844
|percentage = 1.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = A. Jacques
|votes = 144,782
|percentage = 1.76
}}
{{Election box invalid no change|
|votes = 676,149
|percentage = 7.59
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 8,225,487
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage = 46.98
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = California Republican Party
|loser = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
| width="76%" class="wikitable sortable"
! width="11%" | County ! width="6%" | Quackenbush ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Torres ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Brown ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Condit ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Jacques ! width="6%" | Votes |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Glenn
|align="center"|69.37% |align="center"|5,459 |align="center"|24.23% |align="center"|1,907 |align="center"|3.20% |align="center"|252 |align="center"|1.17% |align="center"|92 |align="center"|2.02% |align="center"|159 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sutter
|align="center"|66.70% |align="center"|14,325 |align="center"|26.68% |align="center"|5,730 |align="center"|3.55% |align="center"|762 |align="center"|1.35% |align="center"|290 |align="center"|1.72% |align="center"|370 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Inyo
|align="center"|65.10% |align="center"|4,587 |align="center"|27.42% |align="center"|1,932 |align="center"|3.38% |align="center"|238 |align="center"|1.90% |align="center"|134 |align="center"|2.20% |align="center"|155 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Colusa
|align="center"|65.08% |align="center"|3,204 |align="center"|28.62% |align="center"|1,409 |align="center"|3.35% |align="center"|165 |align="center"|1.40% |align="center"|69 |align="center"|1.54% |align="center"|76 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Shasta
|align="center"|63.97% |align="center"|34,084 |align="center"|27.03% |align="center"|14,401 |align="center"|4.41% |align="center"|2,349 |align="center"|1.51% |align="center"|804 |align="center"|3.09% |align="center"|1,644 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kern
|align="center"|63.21% |align="center"|92,392 |align="center"|29.26% |align="center"|42,772 |align="center"|3.83% |align="center"|5,603 |align="center"|1.40% |align="center"|2,046 |align="center"|2.29% |align="center"|3,349 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Orange
|align="center"|62.98% |align="center"|453,349 |align="center"|29.62% |align="center"|213,223 |align="center"|4.39% |align="center"|31,580 |align="center"|1.27% |align="center"|9,141 |align="center"|1.74% |align="center"|12,527 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tehama
|align="center"|61.99% |align="center"|11,307 |align="center"|29.12% |align="center"|5,311 |align="center"|4.71% |align="center"|860 |align="center"|1.78% |align="center"|324 |align="center"|2.41% |align="center"|439 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tulare
|align="center"|61.58% |align="center"|46,080 |align="center"|31.76% |align="center"|23,768 |align="center"|3.51% |align="center"|2,625 |align="center"|1.48% |align="center"|1,106 |align="center"|1.67% |align="center"|1,252 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Madera
|align="center"|60.89% |align="center"|15,781 |align="center"|31.60% |align="center"|8,191 |align="center"|3.43% |align="center"|889 |align="center"|1.89% |align="center"|490 |align="center"|2.18% |align="center"|566 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Butte
|align="center"|59.85% |align="center"|39,455 |align="center"|32.19% |align="center"|21,222 |align="center"|4.09% |align="center"|2,693 |align="center"|1.85% |align="center"|1,219 |align="center"|2.02% |align="center"|1,329 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Placer
|align="center"|59.04% |align="center"|42,967 |align="center"|32.65% |align="center"|23,761 |align="center"|4.42% |align="center"|3,216 |align="center"|2.06% |align="center"|1,496 |align="center"|1.83% |align="center"|1,330 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Luis Obispo
|align="center"|59.03% |align="center"|49,252 |align="center"|32.43% |align="center"|27,058 |align="center"|4.47% |align="center"|3,728 |align="center"|2.22% |align="center"|1,854 |align="center"|1.85% |align="center"|1,541 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|El Dorado
|align="center"|58.62% |align="center"|31,130 |align="center"|32.38% |align="center"|17,198 |align="center"|4.79% |align="center"|2,542 |align="center"|1.97% |align="center"|1,044 |align="center"|2.24% |align="center"|1,191 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Yuba
|align="center"|58.61% |align="center"|8,216 |align="center"|31.38% |align="center"|4,398 |align="center"|4.47% |align="center"|626 |align="center"|3.97% |align="center"|326 |align="center"|5.49% |align="center"|451 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Nevada
|align="center"|58.57% |align="center"|21,393 |align="center"|32.72% |align="center"|11,949 |align="center"|4.82% |align="center"|1,760 |align="center"|1.97% |align="center"|720 |align="center"|1.92% |align="center"|701 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mono
|align="center"|57.32% |align="center"|1,903 |align="center"|32.62% |align="center"|1,083 |align="center"|5.60% |align="center"|186 |align="center"|2.29% |align="center"|76 |align="center"|2.17% |align="center"|72 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mariposa
|align="center"|56.97% |align="center"|3,929 |align="center"|33.45% |align="center"|2,307 |align="center"|3.97% |align="center"|274 |align="center"|3.38% |align="center"|233 |align="center"|2.23% |align="center"|154 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Riverside
|align="center"|56.81% |align="center"|186,544 |align="center"|35.02% |align="center"|115,007 |align="center"|4.28% |align="center"|14,067 |align="center"|1.45% |align="center"|4,775 |align="center"|2.43% |align="center"|7,971 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kings
|align="center"|56.70% |align="center"|12,523 |align="center"|36.35% |align="center"|8,029 |align="center"|3.16% |align="center"|697 |align="center"|1.94% |align="center"|429 |align="center"|1.84% |align="center"|407 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Diego
|align="center"|56.63% |align="center"|396,350 |align="center"|34.52% |align="center"|241,566 |align="center"|5.07% |align="center"|35,486 |align="center"|1.62% |align="center"|11,342 |align="center"|2.16% |align="center"|15,122 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Fresno
|align="center"|56.57% |align="center"|98,244 |align="center"|36.79% |align="center"|63,883 |align="center"|3.00% |align="center"|5,211 |align="center"|2.22% |align="center"|3,853 |align="center"|1.42% |align="center"|2,463 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ventura
|align="center"|56.43% |align="center"|117,105 |align="center"|36.00% |align="center"|74,706 |align="center"|4.32% |align="center"|8,967 |align="center"|1.46% |align="center"|3,028 |align="center"|1.80% |align="center"|3,730 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Amador
|align="center"|56.21% |align="center"|7,184 |align="center"|36.04% |align="center"|4,606 |align="center"|4.09% |align="center"|523 |align="center"|1.60% |align="center"|204 |align="center"|2.07% |align="center"|364 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Modoc
|align="center"|56.12% |align="center"|2,085 |align="center"|29.04% |align="center"|1,079 |align="center"|6.78% |align="center"|252 |align="center"|2.96% |align="center"|110 |align="center"|5.09% |align="center"|189 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Bernardino
|align="center"|55.87% |align="center"|188,041 |align="center"|35.82% |align="center"|120,550 |align="center"|4.44% |align="center"|14,950 |align="center"|1.56% |align="center"|5,262 |align="center"|2.30% |align="center"|7,748 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Del Norte
|align="center"|55.72% |align="center"|4,074 |align="center"|34.55% |align="center"|2,526 |align="center"|5.16% |align="center"|377 |align="center"|2.07% |align="center"|151 |align="center"|2.52% |align="center"|184 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Calaveras
|align="center"|55.67% |align="center"|8,587 |align="center"|34.51% |align="center"|5,323 |align="center"|5.07% |align="center"|782 |align="center"|2.57% |align="center"|397 |align="center"|2.17% |align="center"|335 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Merced
|align="center"|55.32% |align="center"|21,124 |align="center"|36.11% |align="center"|13,788 |align="center"|3.43% |align="center"|1,308 |align="center"|3.50% |align="center"|1,335 |align="center"|1.66% |align="center"|632 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Plumas
|align="center"|55.12% |align="center"|4,557 |align="center"|35.21% |align="center"|2,911 |align="center"|4.72% |align="center"|390 |align="center"|2.37% |align="center"|196 |align="center"|2.59% |align="center"|214 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Joaquin
|align="center"|54.53% |align="center"|66,775 |align="center"|38.77% |align="center"|47,471 |align="center"|3.39% |align="center"|4,147 |align="center"|1.57% |align="center"|1,923 |align="center"|1.75% |align="center"|2,140 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Santa Barbara
|align="center"|54.42% |align="center"|67,590 |align="center"|38.00% |align="center"|47,194 |align="center"|4.03% |align="center"|5,011 |align="center"|1.89% |align="center"|2,349 |align="center"|1.65% |align="center"|2,047 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tuolumne
|align="center"|54.34% |align="center"|10,429 |align="center"|37.73% |align="center"|7,242 |align="center"|4.03% |align="center"|773 |align="center"|2.42% |align="center"|465 |align="center"|1.48% |align="center"|284 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Lassen
|align="center"|52.72% |align="center"|4,171 |align="center"|34.14% |align="center"|2,701 |align="center"|6.62% |align="center"|524 |align="center"|2.31% |align="center"|183 |align="center"|4.20% |align="center"|332 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra
|align="center"|52.44% |align="center"|818 |align="center"|35.19% |align="center"|549 |align="center"|6.09% |align="center"|95 |align="center"|2.69% |align="center"|42 |align="center"|3.59% |align="center"|56 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Siskiyou
|align="center"|51.30% |align="center"|9,009 |align="center"|36.37% |align="center"|6,388 |align="center"|6.58% |align="center"|1,156 |align="center"|2.68% |align="center"|471 |align="center"|3.07% |align="center"|539 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Stanislaus
|align="center"|50.44% |align="center"|49,295 |align="center"|39.81% |align="center"|38,902 |align="center"|3.23% |align="center"|3,155 |align="center"|4.94% |align="center"|4,827 |align="center"|1.59% |align="center"|1,551 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trinity
|align="center"|50.29% |align="center"|2,651 |align="center"|33.96% |align="center"|1,790 |align="center"|7.68% |align="center"|405 |align="center"|4.21% |align="center"|222 |align="center"|3.85% |align="center"|203 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Benito
|align="center"|48.45% |align="center"|5,529 |align="center"|42.45% |align="center"|4,844 |align="center"|4.53% |align="center"|517 |align="center"|2.51% |align="center"|287 |align="center"|2.06% |align="center"|235 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sacramento
|align="center"|48.28% |align="center"|166,795 |align="center"|43.59% |align="center"|150,596 |align="center"|4.49% |align="center"|15,509 |align="center"|1.78% |align="center"|6,156 |align="center"|1.85% |align="center"|6,398 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Napa
|align="center"|48.00% |align="center"|19,870 |align="center"|43.96% |align="center"|18,199 |align="center"|4.15% |align="center"|1,720 |align="center"|2.05% |align="center"|848 |align="center"|1.83% |align="center"|759 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Monterey
|align="center"|47.87% |align="center"|42,474 |align="center"|43.45% |align="center"|38,551 |align="center"|4.29% |align="center"|3,802 |align="center"|2.28% |align="center"|2,019 |align="center"|2.11% |align="center"|1,875 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Humboldt
|align="center"|47.81% |align="center"|21,982 |align="center"|41.97% |align="center"|19,296 |align="center"|4.74% |align="center"|2,179 |align="center"|3.82% |align="center"|1,758 |align="center"|1.66% |align="center"|764 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Alpine
|align="center"|47.56% |align="center"|302 |align="center"|36.22% |align="center"|230 |align="center"|8.35% |align="center"|53 |align="center"|4.25% |align="center"|27 |align="center"|3.62% |align="center"|23 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Lake
|align="center"|46.68% |align="center"|8,855 |align="center"|44.52% |align="center"|8,445 |align="center"|4.91% |align="center"|932 |align="center"|1.88% |align="center"|357 |align="center"|2.00% |align="center"|379 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Clara
|align="center"|45.30% |align="center"|191,957 |align="center"|46.37% |align="center"|196,525 |align="center"|4.53% |align="center"|19,191 |align="center"|1.83% |align="center"|7,758 |align="center"|1.97% |align="center"|8,360 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Solano
|align="center"|43.86% |align="center"|41,928 |align="center"|47.31% |align="center"|45,220 |align="center"|4.16% |align="center"|3,980 |align="center"|1.94% |align="center"|1,856 |align="center"|2.72% |align="center"|2,602 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Imperial
|align="center"|43.85% |align="center"|10,265 |align="center"|46.41% |align="center"|10,863 |align="center"|3.69% |align="center"|864 |align="center"|4.17% |align="center"|975 |align="center"|1.89% |align="center"|442 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Contra Costa
|align="center"|43.09% |align="center"|119,755 |align="center"|49.70% |align="center"|138,127 |align="center"|4.15% |align="center"|11,545 |align="center"|1.67% |align="center"|4,640 |align="center"|1.38% |align="center"|3,833 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Los Angeles
|align="center"|42.97% |align="center"|848,443 |align="center"|50.21% |align="center"|991,476 |align="center"|3.82% |align="center"|75,415 |align="center"|1.53% |align="center"|30,296 |align="center"|1.46% |align="center"|28,870 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Yolo
|align="center"|40.52% |align="center"|19,208 |align="center"|51.38% |align="center"|24,356 |align="center"|3.65% |align="center"|1,728 |align="center"|6.79% |align="center"|1,304 |align="center"|4.21% |align="center"|808 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Mateo
|align="center"|40.36% |align="center"|81,559 |align="center"|52.99% |align="center"|107,090 |align="center"|3.72% |align="center"|7,518 |align="center"|1.68% |align="center"|3,386 |align="center"|1.26% |align="center"|2,537 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sonoma
|align="center"|38.87% |align="center"|59,352 |align="center"|51.80% |align="center"|79,090 |align="center"|5.00% |align="center"|7,637 |align="center"|2.76% |align="center"|4,210 |align="center"|1.58% |align="center"|2,408 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mendocino
|align="center"|38.52% |align="center"|11,054 |align="center"|48.23% |align="center"|13,842 |align="center"|6.69% |align="center"|1,920 |align="center"|4.69% |align="center"|1,345 |align="center"|1.88% |align="center"|539 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Cruz
|align="center"|38.02% |align="center"|32,846 |align="center"|51.23% |align="center"|44,255 |align="center"|5.33% |align="center"|4,602 |align="center"|3.78% |align="center"|4,367 |align="center"|1.64% |align="center"|1,421 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Marin
|align="center"|36.17% |align="center"|36,048 |align="center"|56.49% |align="center"|56,299 |align="center"|4.50% |align="center"|4,486 |align="center"|1.97% |align="center"|1,965 |align="center"|0.86% |align="center"|861 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alameda
|align="center"|29.74% |align="center"|113,052 |align="center"|62.71% |align="center"|238,353 |align="center"|3.80% |align="center"|14,461 |align="center"|2.33% |align="center"|8,863 |align="center"|1.41% |align="center"|5,348 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Francisco
|align="center"|22.55% |align="center"|48,615 |align="center"|68.90% |align="center"|148,508 |align="center"|4.33% |align="center"|9,324 |align="center"|3.02% |align="center"|6,499 |align="center"|1.21% |align="center"|2,603 |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.votecircle.com VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428084830/http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State]
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