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Blankenship spends more than Senate field in West Virginia races
Massey Energy chief Don Blankenship poured 3.7 million into a bid to influence WV legislative races, outspending the entire 45 Senate candidate field and nearly matching the House field's total. Campaign reports show spending targeted 45 GOP House candidates while attacking 42 Democrats, with 3.6 million from Blankenship and staff amid post general filings.
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Charleston
Massey Energy
Don Blankenship
Senate
House
Coal Company
Secretary of State
West Virginia
Ciga
Mike Hall
Jim Lees
Hall
Rputnam
Lees
Ohio
Tal Hutchins
Orphy Klempa
Gil White
Mike Green
Russ Weeks
R-Raleigh
Doug Reynolds
D-Cabell
Blankenship
Greg Thomas
Rob Cornelius
Kids
Margarette Leach
Cabell County