Voters voted directly on insurance commissioner candidates in four states Tuesday.
Voters picked governors with the power to appoint insurance commissioners in many other states.
In some states, voters weighed in on ballot measures that could affect Medicaid and home care programs in their states.
Here's a look at the election results.
Insurance Commissioner Elections
California
At press time, this race was still close to call.
Ricardo Lara (Democrat): 50.8% of the vote.
Steve Poizner (Independent): 49.2% of the vote,.
About 95.7% of the precincts are reporting results, but California takes several weeks to count all ballots submitted by mail. That means the final outcome for a close race may not be available until December.
The vote tally is here.
Georgia
Jim Beck (Republican): 50.53% of the vote.
Janice Laws (Democrat): 46.82% of the vote.
Donnie Foster (Libertarian): 2.64%.
100% of counties and precincts have reported their results.
The vote tally is here.
Kansas
Nathaniel McLaughlin (Democrat): 37% of the vote.
Vicki Schmidt (Republican): 63% of the vote.
100% of precincts have reported their results.
The vote tally is here.
Oklahoma
Glen Mulready (Republican): 61.97% of the vote.
Kimberly Fobbs (Democrat): 38.03% of the vote.