Commissioners of Agriculture, Corporations, Insurance, Lands, Public Services, Mines and Railroads Plus Court Officials and Adjutant General
Commissioners of Agriculture
Six states cast 11,392,521 ballots to elect Commissioners of Agriculture. Democrats won 4 and Republicans won 2, even though the Republicans out-polled the Democrats by 5,725,292 (50.3%) to 5,520,699 (48.4%) with 146,529 (1.2%) going to the independents.
The reason for this anomalous outcome was that in the two winning Republican states there was no Democratic candidate in South Carolina and the Texas Republican won with a 510,000 vote margin. The Democrats won in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Iowa.
Except for the unopposed South Carolinian, who received 99.3% of the vote, the rest of the margins were more normal: 50% in Iowa, 55.4% in Florida, 55.6% in Alabama, 56.2% in Texas, and 62.8% in Georgia.
| Ab. C of Ag. 98 | McDonald (R) | Todd (D) | Write-in | Com. of Agric. | ||||||||||
| 482,233 | 605,041 | 80 | 1,087,354 | |||||||||||
| 44.3492% | 55.6434% | 0.0074% | Ind. total | 80 | ||||||||||
| Fl. Commofag 98 | Bronson (R) | Crawford (D) | Merkey (WI) | Com. of Ag. 98 | ||||||||||
| 1,502,324 | 1,867,204 | 551 | 3,370,079 | |||||||||||
| 44.5783% | 55.4053% | 0.0163% | 551 | |||||||||||
| Ga. Com. Ag. 98 | Bob Greer (R) | Irvin (D) | Mark Bierley (Lib) | Comm. Agric.98 | ||||||||||
| 585,655 | 1,085,694 | 57,321 | 1,728,670 | |||||||||||
| 33.8789% | 62.8052% | 3.3159% | 57,321 | |||||||||||
| Iowa Ag Sec 98 | Brown (R) | Judge (D) | Tigner (I) | James (NL) | Peak (Ref) | Voting 1988 | Ag Sec. 1998 | |||||||
| 424,940 | 451,715 | 10,098 | 7,734 | 7,767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 902,254 | ||||
| 47.0976% | 50.0652% | 1.1192% | 0.8572% | 0.8608% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 1.46936793852786E-39 | Ind. total | 25,599 | |||
| SC Com.Ag. 98 | Tindal (R) | No Democrat | Garrison | Write-in | Com. Agri. 1998 | |||||||||
| 708,755 | 0 | 55 | 4,626 | 1,098,484 | 713,436 | (385,048) | ||||||||
| 99.3439% | 0.0000% | 0.0077% | 0.6484% | Ind. total | 4681 | |||||||||
| Tx. Com. Ag. 98 | Susan Combs (R) | Patterson (D) | LaBaume (L) | Yarbrough (w-i) | Com. Ag. 1998 | |||||||||
| 2,021,385 | 1,511,045 | 54,669 | 3,628 | 0 | 3,590,727 | |||||||||
| 56.2946% | 42.0819% | 1.5225% | 0.1010% | 0.0000% | Ind. Total | 58,297 | ||||||||
| Total | 5,725,292 | 5,520,699 | 122,774 | 15,988 | 7,767 | 0 | 11,392,520 | |||||||
| 50.2548% | 48.4590% | 146,529 | ||||||||||||
| 1.2862% |
Corporation Commissioners
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma elected Corporation Commissioners. Two Republicans and 1 Democrat were elected by a total of 2,183,976 voters. The Republican candidates received 1,131,340 (51.8%) votes to the Democrats 1,052,636 (48.2%). The independents received 0.
The 2 Republican Corporation Commissioners won with 50.1% and 60.1% of the vote while the Democrat won with 62.7%.
| Az. Corp.Com.98 | West (R) | Newman (D) | Corp. Comm 98 | |||||||||||
| 479,530 | 476,258 | 955,788 | ||||||||||||
| 50.1712% | 49.8288% | Ind. total | 0 | |||||||||||
| NMex. Corp C 98 | Salazar (R) | Serna (D) | Corp Comm 1998 | |||||||||||
| 140,900 | 237,702 | 378,602 | ||||||||||||
| 37.2159% | 62.7841% | 1.46936793852786E-39 | ||||||||||||
| Ok. CorpC 98 | Bode (R) | Charley Long (D) | Votin 1990 | Corp Com 90 | ||||||||||
| 510,910 | 338,676 | 0 | 0 | 849,586 | 849586 | |||||||||
| 60.1363% | 39.8637% | 0.0000% | Ind. total | 1.46936793852786E-39 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,131,340 | 1,052,636 | 0 | 0 | 2,183,976 | |||||||||
| 51.8019% | 48.1981% |
Insurance Commissioners
California, Georgia and Kansas elected Insurance Commissioners. Here again, 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat were elected by 10,488,316 voters. The Republicans received 5,318,928 (50.7%) votes, the Democrats got 4,600,610 (43.8%), and the independent candidates garnered 568,778 (5.4%).
The margins for Insurance Commissioner were 49.8% and 58.8% for the Republicans and 59.2% for the Democrats.
| Ca. Ins. 1998 | Quackenbush (R) | Martinez (D) | Short (AI) | Ogden (Lib) | Ramos (P&F) | Bourdette (NL) | Ins. Com. 1998 | ||||||
| 4,005,343 | 3,518,178 | 92,950 | 169,867 | 116,036 | 130,755 | 8,033,129 | (584,520) | ||||||
| 49.8603% | 43.7959% | 1.1571% | 2.1146% | 1.4445% | 1.6277% | 0.0000% | Ind. Total | 509,608 | |||||
| Ga. Com. Ins.98 | Oxendine (R) | Canty (D) | Batchelder (Lib) | Comm. Ins.1998 | |||||||||
| 1,017,602 | 651,891 | 59,170 | 1,728,663 | ||||||||||
| 58.8664% | 37.7107% | 3.4229% | 59,170 | ||||||||||
| Kan. Ins.Co. 98 | Ryan Riley (R) | Sebelius (D) | Ins. Commis. 98 | ||||||||||
| 295,983 | 430,541 | 726,524 | |||||||||||
| 40.7396% | 59.2604% | 1.46936793852786E-39 | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,318,928 | 4,600,610 | 152,120 | 169,867 | 116,036 | 130,755 | 0 | 0 | 10,488,316 | ||||
| 50.7129% | 43.8641% | 568,778 | |||||||||||
| 5.4230% |
Public Service Commissioner
Georgia, North Dakota and South Dakota elected Public Service Commissioners, except that the office in South Dakota is called the Public Utilities Commissioner. Here again, the results were 2 winning Republicans and 1 victorious Democrat. A total of 2,132,622 voters gave 53.5%, or 1,140,060 votes to the Republicans and 46.5% or 992,562 votes to the Democrats.
The Republicans won with margins of 59.7% and 55.4% while the Democrat won with 64.8%.
| Ga. PSC 1 98 | Baker (R) | Anna Hargis (D) | PSC 1 1998 | |||||||||||
| 927,696 | 746,081 | 1,673,777 | ||||||||||||
| 55.4253% | 44.5747% | 0.0000% | 1.46936793852786E-39 | |||||||||||
| SD PUC | Fergel (R) | Jim Burg (D) | PUC 98 | |||||||||||
| 88,389 | 163,098 | 0 | 251,487 | |||||||||||
| 35.1465% | 64.8535% | 0.0000% | 0 | |||||||||||
| ND PSC 98 | Reinbold (R) | Thompson (D) | Voting 1988 | Pub Serv Com 98 | ||||||||||
| 123,975 | 83,383 | 217,584 | 207,358 | 10226 | ||||||||||
| 59.7879% | 40.2121% | Ind. total | 1.46936793852786E-39 | |||||||||||
| Total | 1,140,060 | 992,562 | 2,132,622 | |||||||||||
| 53.4581% | 46.5419% |
Commissioner of Public Lands
New Mexico and Texas elected Commissioners of Public Lands, only in Texas the office is called the Commissioner of General Lands. A total of 4,029,349 votes were cast for 1 winning Republican and 1 winning unopposed Democrat. The Republicans got 2,072,604 (51.4%) while the Democrats got 1,756,910 (43.6%) and the independents received 199,835 (5.0%).
The Republican won with 57.4% of the vote and the unopposed Democrat won with 75%.
| NMex. Pub Ld 98 | No Republican | Powell (D) | Hitt (G) | McDonald (L) | C Public Lands | ||||||||
| 0 | 318,532 | 65,636 | 35,878 | 420,046 | |||||||||
| 0.0000% | 75.8326% | 15.6259% | 8.5414% | 101,514 | |||||||||
| Tx. Com. Lnd.98 | Dewhurst (R) | Raymond (D) | Montez (L) | Com. Gen. Lnd98 | |||||||||
| 2,072,604 | 1,438,378 | 98,321 | 0 | 3,609,303 | |||||||||
| 57.4239% | 39.8520% | 2.7241% | 0.0000% | 98,321 | |||||||||
| Total | 2,072,604 | 1,756,910 | 163,957 | 35,878 | 4,029,349 | ||||||||
| 51.4377% | 43.6028% | 199,835 | |||||||||||
| 4.9595% |
Court Officers
Indiana elected a Clerk of Court and New Mexico elected a Justice of the Supreme Court. While retention election in judicial appointments is common, and almost no judges are ever removed from the bench, direct election is very rare.
The Clerk of Court was won by a Republican with 54% of the vote, while the Supreme Court Justice was elected with 50.5%. The total number of votes cast in the judicial races was 1,958,371; with the Republicans winning 1,036,402 (52.9%), the Democrats got 878,269 (44.8%) and the independents 43,700 (2.2%).
| Ind. CoC 98 | Bishop (R) | Leatherbury (D) | RJ Tavel (L) | ClerkofCourt98 | |||||||||
| 802,930 | 639,944 | 43,700 | 1,486,574 | ||||||||||
| 54.0121% | 43.0482% | 2.9396% | Ind. Total | 43,700 | |||||||||
| NMex. SupCt1-98 | Scott (R) | Maes (R) | Supreme Court | ||||||||||
| 233,472 | 238,325 | 471,797 | |||||||||||
| 49.4857% | 50.5143% | 1.46936793852786E-39 | |||||||||||
| Total | 1,036,402 | 878,269 | 43,700 | 1,958,371 | |||||||||
| 52.9216% | 44.8469% | 2.2314% |
Mine Inspector
Arizona elected an unopposed Mine Inspector who won with 716,540 votes, or 99.83% of the ballots cast. The write-in opponent received 1,208 votes, or 0.16% of the vote.
| Az. Mine Ins.98 | Martin (R) | No Democrat | Hall (w-i) | Mine Insp. 98 | ||||||||||
| 716,540 | 0 | 1,208 | 717,748 | |||||||||||
| 99.8317% | 0.0000% | 0.1683% | Ind. total | 1,208 |
Adjutant General
South Carolina elected an Adjutant General. The Republican won with 575,893 (55.9%) votes to the Democrat's 452,251 (43.9%). The independent got 424 write-in votes for 0.04%.
| SC Adj. Gen. 98 | Spears (R) | Burton (D) | Write-in | Adjut. Gen. 98 | ||||||||||
| 575,893 | 452,251 | 424 | 1,098,484 | 1,028,568 | (69,916) | |||||||||
| 55.9898% | 43.9690% | 0.0412% | Ind. total | 424 |
Railroad Commissioner
Finally, Texans elected a Railroad Commissioner. The Republican won with 56.9% or 2,051,253 votes to the Democrat's 40.6% or 1,464,278. The independent received 87,999 or 2.4% of the vote.
Tx. RR Com. 98
Tony Garza (R)
Henderson (D)
Spurlock (L)
RR Com. 1998
Mine Insp. 98
2,051,253
1,464,278
87,999
0
3,603,530
717,748
56.9234%
40.6345%
2.4420%
0.0000%
87,999
Ind. total
1,208
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