wˌaɪl ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli kəntɹˈoʊld ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt, bˈʌtlɚ wʌz kˈɔːt ˌʌp ɪn ɐ skˈændəl ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈɛlɪŋ ʌv kɐdˈɛtʃɪps æt jˈuː.ˈɛs. mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐkˈædəmiz, wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪhɐv lˈɛd tə lˈoʊ tˈɜːnaʊt ðæt jˈɪɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən vˈoʊɾɚz.
While Republicans generally controlled the district, Butler was caught up in a scandal over the selling of cadetships at U.S. military academies, which may have led to low turnout that year among Republican voters.