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 County results Quackenbush: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Martinez: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.