2010 U.S. Senate Campaign
See also: United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010On July 21, 2010, he filed to run in the special election to succeed the late Senator Robert Byrd, running in the primary against Gov. Joe Manchin. Hechler indicated that his primary goal in entering the race is to draw attention to the devastating impact of mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia. Hechler lost to Manchin, with less than 20% of the vote. He endorsed Jesse Johnson of the Mountain Party for the Senate seat.
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