Ron Knecht
{{short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ron Knecht
| image = Ron Knecht.png
| office = 21st Controller of Nevada
| governor = Brian Sandoval
| term_start = January 5, 2015
| term_end = January 7, 2019
| predecessor = Kim Wallin
| successor = Catherine Byrne
| birth_name = Ronald Lee Knecht
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|5|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Belleville, Illinois U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Kathryn Knecht
| children = 1
| education = University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign {{small|(BA)}}
Stanford University {{small|(MEng)}}
University of San Francisco
{{small|(JD)}}
| website = {{url|ronknecht.com|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.{{cite news|last=Myers|first=Laura|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/politics/elections/nevada-joins-big-red-wave |title=Nevada joins the big red wave|date=November 4, 2014|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|accessdate=November 8, 2014}} He lost re-election in 2018 to Democrat Catherine Byrne.{{cite news|last=Blankley|first=Bethany|url=https://www.watchdog.org/nevada/democrats-sweep-nevada-after-voting-delays-pushed-race-calls-into/article_b264c1a8-e298-11e8-842f-43095c45eee8.html|title=Democrats sweep Nevada after voting delays pushed race calls into|date=November 7, 2018|newspaper=Watchdog|accessdate=November 7, 2018}} He was one of six Republicans running for statewide office or US Senator who was defeated.
Electoral history
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party=Republican Party (United States)
|candidate=Ron Knecht
|votes=56,497
|percentage=52.57
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party=Republican Party (United States)
|candidate=Barry Herr
|votes=20,820
|percentage=19.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party=None of These Candidates
|candidate=None of These Candidates
|votes=15,423
|percentage=14.35
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party=Republican Party (United States)
|candidate=Cort Arlint
|votes=14,736
|percentage=13.71
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes=107,476
|percentage=100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Nevada State Controller election, 2014}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Republican Party (United States)
|candidate=Ron Knecht
|votes=282,843
|percentage=52.53
|change=+9.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=Andrew Martin
|votes=202,606
|percentage=37.63
|change=-9.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Independent American Party of Nevada
|candidate=Tom Jones
|votes=29,126
|percentage=5.41
|change=+0.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=None of These Candidates
|candidate=None of These Candidates
|votes=23,825
|percentage=4.43
|change=-0.67
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes=538,40
|percentage=100
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner=Republican Party (United States)
|loser=Democratic Party (United States)
|swing=+19.81
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://ronknecht.com/}}
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Category:21st-century Nevada politicians
Category:Politicians from Carson City, Nevada
Category:Politicians from Reno, Nevada
Category:Politicians from San Francisco
Category:Stanford University School of Engineering alumni
Category:Nevada state controllers
Category:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
Category:University of San Francisco School of Law alumni
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