2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Kentucky House District 38
Kentucky House of Representatives · Kentucky
Denver Butler (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Nemes (R) by 18.4 points.
Denver ButlerDemocrat · winner
59.2%7,893
Mike NemesRepublican · incumbent
40.8%5,444
13,337 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET