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==Political career==
==Political career==
Butler served on an Oregon state [[circuit court]] for two years, and in 1912 won election as a Republican to the Oregon State Senate.<ref name=onlinebiographiesbio/>
===U.S. House of Representatives===
===U.S. House of Representatives===
In the 1928 U.S. House elections, Butler sought the U.S. House seat from Oregon's 2nd congressional district, located the majority of the state on the eastern side. He won the Republican nomination in a slate of seven candidates, polling a plurality of 35% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=842201 OR District 2 - R Primary Race - May 18, 1928]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> In the general election, he faced former [[progressive]] [[Democrat]] governor and [[Ku Klux Klan]] ally [[Walter Pierce]], and won the race by a margin of thirteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=454030 OR - District 02 Race - Nov 06, 1928]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref>
In the 1928 U.S. House elections, Butler sought the U.S. House seat from Oregon's 2nd congressional district, located the majority of the state on the eastern side. He won the Republican nomination in a slate of seven candidates, polling a plurality of 35% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=842201 OR District 2 - R Primary Race - May 18, 1928]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> In the general election, he faced former [[progressive]] [[Democrat]] governor and [[Ku Klux Klan]] ally [[Walter Pierce]], and won the race by a margin of thirteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=454030 OR - District 02 Race - Nov 06, 1928]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref>