Don Blankenship Just Lost

The Don Blankenship comeback tour has come to a screeching halt. The West Virginia Republican and former coal baron, who was running for US Senate less than a year after finishing a federal prison sentence, finished a distant third in Tuesday’s Republican primary. He conceded while the race between his opponent, Rep.

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  • Reward offered in manhunt for suspect in Wright City man's killing
    Warren County Sheriff Kevin Harrison on Monday identified the victim in Friday's shooting as 49-year-old Phil Blankenship.
    11/18/2024 - 2:35 pm | View Link
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  • Former coal CEO Don Blankenship is trying to win a U.S. Senate seat ...
    Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship is making another attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, this time as a Democrat. Blankenship finished third out of six candidates in the 2018 Republican primary for Democrat Joe Manchin's Senate seat.
    11/25/2024 - 9:15 pm | View Website
  • Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Former Coal CEO Don Blankenship
    The Supreme Court says it won’t review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was found guilty of conspiring to violate safety standards at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine before the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men.
    11/25/2024 - 8:32 pm | View Website
  • Former Massey Energy CEO Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison
    Acting U.S. Attorney Carol Casto announced that former Massey Energy Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship was sentenced today to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. Blankenship was sentenced for conspiracy to willfully violate mine health and safety standards after a jury returned a guilty verdict on the federal crime.
    11/25/2024 - 8:24 pm | View Website
  • Supreme Court leaves Don Blankenship conviction in place
    The Supreme Court says it won’t review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was convicted of conspiring to violate safety standards at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine before the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men.
    11/24/2024 - 5:02 am | View Website
  • Don Blankenship
    Blankenship himself has indicated that he would not join the Senate Democratic Caucus if elected. [9] Blankenship finished third and last in the Democratic primary, winning 18.5% of the vote and placing behind Zach Shrewsbury and winner Glenn Elliott. He carried Gilmer, Logan, and Mingo counties.
    11/22/2024 - 7:16 pm | View Website
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