Ron Knecht | |
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21st Controller of Nevada | |
In office January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019 | |
Governor | Brian Sandoval |
Preceded by | Kim Wallin |
Succeeded by | Catherine Byrne |
Personal details | |
Born | Ronald Lee Knecht May 4, 1949 Belleville, Illinois U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kathryn Knecht |
Children | 1 |
Education |
University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign ( BA) Stanford University ( MEng) University of San Francisco ( JD) |
Website | Official 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.
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 |
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 |