9 6 5 , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁district ▁continu ously ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁While ▁the ▁new ▁district ▁retained ▁He ch ler ' s ▁district ▁number – the ▁ 4 th – it ▁was ▁ge ograph ically ▁and ▁dem ograph ically ▁more ▁K ee ' s ▁district . ▁K ee ▁retained ▁ 6 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁territory . ▁However , ▁He ch ler ▁made ▁the ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁union ▁t ies ▁and ▁rout ed ▁K ee ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁by ▁almost ▁ 2 6 ▁points . ▁ ▁He ▁easily ▁won ▁re e lection ▁in ▁November , ▁and ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Running ▁for ▁Governor ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁entered ▁a ▁multi - c andid ate ▁primary ▁for ▁governor , ▁but ▁lost ▁that ▁state wide ▁race ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁margin . ▁He ▁then ▁attempted ▁a ▁write - in ▁campaign ▁in ▁his ▁old ▁district ▁against ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e , ▁Nick ▁Rah all . ▁Rah all ▁was ▁a ▁follow er ▁and ▁former ▁st af fer ▁for ▁Robert ▁By rd . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁Rah all ▁in ▁a ▁close ▁election , ▁taking ▁ 3 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁pushing ▁the ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁into ▁third ▁place , ▁and ▁lost ▁again ▁to ▁Rah all ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Following ▁these ▁un success ful ▁political ▁b ids , ▁He ch ler ▁res