Dwight Butler Explained

Dwight Butler
State House:	Kentucky
District:	18th
Term Start:	January 1, 1995
Term End:	January 1, 2015
Predecessor:	Donnie Gedling
Successor:	Tim Moore
Birth Date:	21 November 1963
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Harned, Kentucky
Alma Mater:	Eastern Kentucky University Western Kentucky University

Dwight D. Butler (born November 21, 1963) is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 18^[1] until January 2015.

Education

Butler earned his BA from Eastern Kentucky University and his MPA from Western Kentucky University.

Elections

• 2012 Butler was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary^[2] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 13,772 votes.^[3]
• 1994 Butler was unopposed for the 1994 Republican Primary and won the November 8, 1994 General election against Democratic nominee Donald Gedling.
• 1996 Butler was unopposed for both the 1996 Republican Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
• 1998 Butler was unopposed for both the 1998 Republican Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election.
• 2000 Butler was unopposed for both the 2000 Republican Primary^[4] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 10,566 votes.^[5]
• 2002 Butler was unopposed for both the 2002 Republican Primary^[6] and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 9,034 votes.^[7]
• 2004 Butler was unopposed for the 2004 Republican Primary^[8] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 12,092 votes (69.3%) against Democratic nominee Judy Blair.^[9]
• 2006 Butler was unopposed for both the 2006 Republican Primary^[10] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 10,075 votes.^[11]
• 2008 Butler was unopposed for both the 2008 Republican Primary^[12] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 13,411 votes.^[13]
• 2010 Butler was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary^[14] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 10,900 votes.^[15]

Final year as Kentucky Representative

Dwight Butler, after nearly 2 decades in the same seat, has decided to not run for reelection in 2014.^[16] Butler didn't pick anybody to succeed him, and left his seat open for the 2014 campaign. Dean Schamore won his seat in the November 4, 2014 election. Butler only faced challengers to his seat 2 times during his 2 decades in office, and retired without having ever lost an election. Butler said that Kentucky's "General Assembly is more bi-partisan now" than it was when he first arrived in Frankfort (in 1995).

External links

• Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
  • Dwight Butler at Ballotpedia
• Dwight D. Butler at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dwight Butler's Biography . . May 5, 2014.
2. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 24 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
3. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 30 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .
4. Web site: 2000 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
5. Web site: 2000 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
6. Web site: 2002 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
7. Web site: 2002 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
8. Web site: 2004 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224165808/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
9. Web site: 2004 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224121418/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
10. Web site: 2006 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
11. Web site: 2006 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
12. Web site: 2008 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
13. Web site: 2008 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
14. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results . 22 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
15. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 34 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 5, 2014.
16. Willis, Kevin. November 25, 2013. Rep. Dwight Butler Will Call it Quits After 20 Years in Kentucky Legislature.http://wkyufm.org/post/rep-dwight-butler-will-call-it-quits-after-20-years-kentucky-legislature