All five insurance commissioners running for re-election fendedoff their challengers in Tuesday's balloting.

These include Karen Weldin Stewart in Delaware; Wayne Goodwin inNorth Carolina; Monica J. Lindeen in Montana; Adam Hamm in NorthDakota; and Mike Kreidler in Washington.

Stewart, a Democrat, won 233,352 votes or 61.1 percent of thetotal votes cast, while Republican candidate Mobley won 140,669votes or 36.8 percent of the total votes.

Goodwin, also a Democrat, won with 51.83 percent of the voteagainst Mike Causey, the Republican, with 48.17 percent.

Both were first elected in 2008.

Lindeen, whose title is commissioner of securities andinsurance, as well as state auditor, was also first elected in2008. Lindeen, a Democrat, defeated Republican Derek Skees with53.55 percent of the vote against 46.29 percent.

Hamm, a Republican, defeated Democrat challenger Tom Potter with63 percent of the vote to Potter's 36.5 percent.

Hamm, an attorney, was appointed to the insurance commissionerpost by Gov. John Hoeven in October 2007 and elected to a four-yearterm in November 2008.

Kriedler a Democrat, defeat Republican John Adams, 57.75 percentto 42.26 percent.

He was first elected in 2000 and was re-elected to subsequentfour-year terms in 2004 and 2008.