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2004Final results

2004 election for Kentucky House District 38

Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky

Denver Butler (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Paul Hosse (R) by 17.7 points.

Denver ButlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%8,508
Paul HosseRepublican
41.2%5,955
14,463 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+27.71990D+15.31992D+40.12000D+17.72004D+11.62006R+1.92010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET