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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 |
| 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.
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Knecht | 56,497 | 52.57 | |
| Republican | Barry Herr | 20,820 | 19.37 | |
| 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 | 23,825 | 4.43 | -0.67 | ||
| Total votes | 53,840 | 100 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +19.81 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Catherine Byrne | 487,068 | 50.60 | +12.96 | |
| Republican | Ron Knecht (incumbent) | 445,099 | 46.24 | –6.29 | |
| None of These Candidates | 30,500 | 3.17 | –1.25 | ||
| Total votes | 962,667 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Myers, Laura (November 4, 2014). "Nevada joins the big red wave". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ Blankley, Bethany (November 7, 2018). "Democrats sweep Nevada after voting delays pushed race calls into". Watchdog. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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