Ron Knecht

Ron Knecht
21st Controller of Nevada
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019
GovernorBrian Sandoval
Preceded byKim Wallin
Succeeded byCatherine Byrne
Personal details
Born
Ronald Lee Knecht

(1949-05-04) May 4, 1949 (age 75)
Belleville, Illinois U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKathryn Knecht
Children1
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign (BA)
Stanford University (MEng)
University of San Francisco
(JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Ronald Lee Knecht (born May 4, 1949) is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Knecht ran for State Controller of Nevada in the 2014 election and defeated Democrat Andrew Martin.[1] He lost re-election in 2018 to Democrat Catherine Byrne.[2] He was one of six Republicans running for statewide office or US Senator who was defeated.

Electoral history

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Knecht 56,497 52.57
Republican Barry Herr 20,820 19.37
None of These Candidates None of These Candidates 15,423 14.35
Republican Cort Arlint 14,736 13.71
Total votes 107,476 100
Nevada State Controller election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ron Knecht 282,843 52.53 +9.93
Democratic Andrew Martin 202,606 37.63 −9.87
Independent American Tom Jones 29,126 5.41 +0.61
None of These Candidates None of These Candidates 23,825 4.43 −0.67
Total votes 53,840 100
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +19.81

References

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  1. ^ Myers, Laura (November 4, 2014). "Nevada joins the big red wave". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Blankley, Bethany (November 7, 2018). "Democrats sweep Nevada after voting delays pushed race calls into". Watchdog. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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Political offices
Preceded by Controller of Nevada
2015–2019 		Succeeded by


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