Ron Knecht

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

Ron Knecht
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 (1949-05-04) May 4, 1949 (age 76) 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

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

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