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James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served from 1977 to 1981 as the 39th president of the United States.A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate and from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia.
The 1970 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. It was marked by the election as Governor of Georgia of the relatively little-known former state senator Jimmy Carter after a hard battle in the Democratic primary.
Carter was elected as the Governor of Georgia in 1970, and during his four years in office he earned a reputation as a progressive, racially moderate Southern governor. Observing George McGovern 's success in the 1972 Democratic primaries , Carter came to believe that he could win the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination by running as an ...
Former President Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 100th birthday on Tuesday. ... Carter was elected a state senator and the governor of Georgia before serving as the nation's 39th president from ...
President Jimmy Carter, 1977. Electoral history of Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States (1977–1981) and the 76th governor of Georgia (1971–1975). Georgia 14th State Senate District Democratic Primary, 1962. Jimmy Carter - 3,013; Homer Moore - 2,182; Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1966 [1]
The governor and the lieutenant governor are not officially elected on the same ticket. Governors of the State of Georgia No. [a] Governor ... Jimmy Carter (b. 1924)
Back in 1976, Carter changed the way presidential candidates are nominated and elected. He went on to provide models of what to do – and what not to do. Jimmy Carter's presidency changed ...
He was eventually elected sheriff in 1972 — when Jimmy Carter was still the state's governor — and served 13 terms in the role before he announced his retirement in January, per Fox and ABC ...