1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Kentucky House District 18
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Dwight D. Butler (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Donnie Gedling (D) by 10.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dwight D. ButlerRepublican · winner
55.2%5,278
Donnie GedlingDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%4,285
9,563 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET