2018 Nevada State Controller election
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The 2018 Nevada State Controller election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Nevada State Controller, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2018, though both the Republican and Democratic nominees ran uncontested.[1]
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November 6, 2018
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 County results Byrne: 40–50% 50–60% Knecht: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican state controller Ron Knecht ran for re-election to a second term in office, but lost re-election to Democratic public accountant Catherine Byrne.[2] Knecht was the only incumbent statewide executive Republican to lose re-election in 2018, as all other Republicans either won re-election, resigned, or were term-limited.[a]
Republican primary
Incumbent Republican state controller Ron Knecht was uncontested in the Republican primary, so no primary election was held.[5]
Candidates
Nominee
- Ron Knecht, incumbent state controller (2015–present)[6]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
- Andrew Martin, state assemblyman from the 9th district (2013–2015) and nominee for state controller in 2014[9]
General election
Endorsements
Newspapers and other media
Statewide officials
- Kate Marshall, former state treasurer (2007–2015), nominee for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2011 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018[7]
- Kim Wallin, former state controller (2007–2015)[7]
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Catherine Byrne | 487,068 | 50.60 | ||
| Republican | Ron Knecht (incumbent) | 445,099 | 46.24 | ||
| None of These Candidates | 30,500 | 3.16 | |||
| Total votes | 962,667 | 100.00 | |||
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Notes
- Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller also lost re-election to congresswoman Jacky Rosen.[3] Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske narrowly won re-election.[4]