2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Kentucky House District 5
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Melvin B. Henley (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Buckingham (D) by 3.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Melvin B. HenleyRepublican · winner
51.9%8,745
Robert BuckinghamDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%8,092
16,837 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET