Electoral history of Jimmy Carter

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]

* Ellis Arnall \- 231,480 (29.38%)
* Lester Maddox \- 185,672 (23.56%)
* Jimmy Carter \- 164,562 (20.89%)
* James H. Gray \- 152,973 (19.41%)
* Garland T. Byrd \- 39,994 (5.08%)
* Hoke O'Kelley \- 13,271 (1.68%)

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1970[2]

* Jimmy Carter \- 388,280 (48.62%)
* Carl E. Sanders \- 301,659 (37.77%)
* Chevene King \- 70,424 (8.82%)
* J. B. Stoner \- 17,663 (2.21%)
* McKee Hargett \- 9,440 (1.18%)
* Thomas J. Irvin \- 4,184 (0.52%)
* Adam B. Matthews \- 3,332 (0.42%)

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1970[3]

* Jimmy Carter \- 506,462 (59.42%)
* Carl E. Sanders \- 345,906 (40.58%)

1970 Georgia gubernatorial election[4]

* Jimmy Carter (D) - 620,419 (59.28%)
* Hal Suit (R) - 424,983 (40.60%)
* Write-ins \- 1,261 (0.12%)

1972 Democratic National Convention (Vice Presidential tally)[5]

* Thomas Eagleton \- 1,742 (59.07%)
* Frances Farenthold \- 405 (13.73%)
* Mike Gravel \- 226 (7.66%)
* Endicott Peabody \- 108 (3.66%)
* Clay Smothers \- 74 (2.51%)
* Birch Bayh \- 62 (2.10%)
* Peter Rodino \- 57 (1.93%)
* Jimmy Carter \- 30 (1.02%)
* Shirley Chisholm \- 20 (0.68%)
* Moon Landrieu \- 19 (0.64%)
* Edward T. Breathitt \- 18 (0.61%)
* Ted Kennedy \- 15 (0.51%)
* Fred R. Harris \- 14 (0.48%)
* Richard G. Hatcher \- 11 (0.37%)
* Harold E. Hughes \- 10 (0.34%)
* Joseph M. Montoya \- 9 (0.31%)
* William L. Guy \- 8 (0.27%)
* Adlai Stevenson III \- 8 (0.27%)
* Robert Bergland \- 5 (0.17%)
* Hodding Carter \- 5 (0.17%)
* Cesar Chavez \- 5 (0.17%)
* Wilbur Mills \- 5 (0.17%)
* Wendell Anderson \- 4 (0.14%)
* Stanley Arnold \- 4 (0.14%)
* Ron Dellums \- 4 (0.14%)
* John J. Houlihan \- 4 (0.14%)
* Roberto A. Mondragon \- 4 (0.14%)
* Reubin O'Donovan Askew \- 3 (0.10%)
* Herman Badillo \- 3 (0.10%)
* Eugene McCarthy \- 3 (0.10%)
* Claiborne Pell \- 3 (0.10%)
* Terry Sanford \- 3 (0.10%)
* Ramsey Clark \- 2 (0.07%)
* Richard J. Daley \- 2 (0.07%)
* John DeCarlo \- 2 (0.07%)
* Ernest Gruening \- 2 (0.07%)
* Roger Mudd \- 2 (0.07%)
* Edmund Muskie \- 2 (0.07%)
* Claude Pepper \- 2 (0.07%)
* Abraham Ribicoff \- 2 (0.07%)
* Pat Taylor \- 2 (0.07%)
* Leonard F. Woodcock \- 2 (0.07%)
* Bruno Agnoli \- 2 (0.07%)
* Ernest Albright \- 1 (0.03%)
* William A. Barrett \- 1 (0.03%)
* Daniel Berrigan \- 1 (0.03%)
* Phillip Berrigan \- 1 (0.03%)
* Julian Bond \- 1 (0.03%)
* Hargrove Bowles \- 1 (0.03%)
* Archibald Burton \- 1 (0.03%)
* Phillip Burton \- 1 (0.03%)
* William Chappell \- 1 (0.03%)
* Lawton Chiles \- 1 (0.03%)
* Frank Church \- 1 (0.03%)
* Robert Drinan \- 1 (0.03%)
* Nick Galifianakis \- 1 (0.03%)
* John Goodrich - 1 (0.03%)
* Michael Griffin - 1 (0.03%)
* Martha Griffiths \- 1 (0.03%)
* Charles Hamilton \- 1 (0.03%)
* Patricia Harris \- 1 (0.03%)
* Jim Hunt \- 1 (0.03%)
* Daniel Inouye \- 1 (0.03%)
* Henry M. Jackson \- 1 (0.03%)
* Robery Kariss \- 1 (0.03%)
* Allard K. Lowenstein \- 1 (0.03%)
* Mao Zedong \- 1 (0.03%)
* Eleanor McGovern \- 1 (0.03%)
* Martha Mitchell \- 1 (0.03%)
* Ralph Nader \- 1 (0.03%)
* George Norcross \- 1 (0.03%)
* Jerry Rubin \- 1 (0.03%)
* Fred Seaman \- 1 (0.03%)
* Joe Smith \- 1 (0.03%)
* Benjamin Spock \- 1 (0.03%)
* Patrick Tavolacci \- 1 (0.03%)
* George Wallace \- 1 (0.03%)

1976 Democratic presidential primaries[6]

* Jimmy Carter \- 6,235,609 (39.27%)
* Jerry Brown \- 2,449,374 (15.43%)
* George Wallace \- 1,955,388 (12.31%)
* Mo Udall \- 1,611,754 (10.15%)
* Henry M. Jackson \- 1,134,375 (7.14%)
* Frank Church \- 830,818 (5.23%)
* Robert Byrd \- 340,309 (2.14%)
* Sargent Shriver \- 304,399 (1.92%)
* Unpledged - 283,437 (1.79%)
* Ellen McCormack \- 238,027 (1.50%)
* Fred R. Harris \- 234,568 (1.48%)
* Milton Shapp \- 88,254 (0.56%)
* Birch Bayh \- 86,438 (0.54%)
* Hubert Humphrey \- 61,992 (0.39%)
* Ted Kennedy \- 19,805 (0.13%)
* Lloyd Bentsen \- 4,046 (0.03%)
* Terry Sanford \- 404 (0.00%)

1976 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally)[7]

* Jimmy Carter \- 2,239 (74.48%)
* Mo Udall \- 330 (10.98%)
* Jerry Brown \- 301 (10.01%)
* George Wallace \- 57 (1.90%)
* Ellen McCormack \- 22 (0.73%)
* Frank Church \- 19 (0.63%)
* Hubert Humphrey \- 10 (0.33%)
* Henry M. Jackson \- 10 (0.33%)
* Fred R. Harris \- 9 (0.30%)
* Milton Shapp \- 2 (0.07%)
* Robert Byrd, Cesar Chavez, Leon Jaworski, Barbara Jordan, Ted Kennedy, Jennings Randolph, Fred Stover \- each 1 vote (0.03%)

1976 United States presidential election

* Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D) - 40,831,881 (50.1%) and 297 electoral votes (23 states and D.C. carried)
* Gerald Ford/Bob Dole (R) - 39,148,634 (48.0%) and 240 electoral votes (27 states carried)
* Ronald Reagan/Bob Dole (R) - 1 electoral vote (faithless elector)
* Eugene McCarthy (Independent) - 740,460 (0.9%)
* Roger MacBride/David Bergland (Libertarian) - 172,553 (0.2%)
* Lester Maddox/William Dyke (American Independent) - 170,274 (0.2%)
* Thomas J. Anderson/Rufus Shackelford (American) - 158,271 (0.2%)
* Peter Camejo/Willie Mae Reid (Socialist Workers) - 90,986 (0.1%)

1980 Democratic presidential primaries[8]

* Jimmy Carter (inc.) - 10,043,016 (51.13%)
* Ted Kennedy \- 7,381,693 (37.58%)
* Unpledged - 1,288,423 (6.56%)
* Jerry Brown \- 575,296 (2.93%)
* Lyndon LaRouche \- 177,784 (0.91%)
* Cliff Finch \- 48,032 (0.25%)

1980 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally)[9]

* Jimmy Carter (inc.) - 2,123 (64.04%)
* Ted Kennedy \- 1,151 (34.72%)
* William Proxmire \- 10 (0.30%)
* Koryne Kaneski Horbal \- 5 (0.15%)
* Scott M. Matheson, Sr. \- 5 (0.15%)
* Ron Dellums \- 3 (0.09%)
* Robert Byrd \- 2 (0.06%)
* John Culver \- 2 (0.06%)
* Kent Hance \- 2 (0.06%)
* Jennings Randolph \- 2 (0.06%)
* Warren Spannaus \- 2 (0.06%)
* Alice Tripp \- 2 (0.06%)
* Jerry Brown \- 1 (0.03%)
* Dale Bumpers \- 1 (0.03%)
* Hugh L. Carey \- 1 (0.03%)
* Walter Mondale \- 1 (0.03%)
* Edmund Muskie \- 1 (0.03%)
* Thomas J. Steed \- 1 (0.03%)

New York Liberal Party presidential convention, 1980[10]

* John B. Anderson \- 85,590 (87.67%)
* Jimmy Carter \- 9,896 (10.14%)
* Abstaining - 2,142 (2.19%)

1980 United States presidential election

* Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush (R) - 43,903,230 (50.7%) and 489 electoral votes (44 states carried)
* Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D) (inc.) - 35,480,115 (41.0%) and 49 electoral votes (6 states and D.C. carried)
* John B. Anderson/Patrick Joseph Lucey (Independent) - 5,719,850 (6.6%)
* Ed Clark/David H. Koch (Libertarian) - 921,128 (1.1%)
* Barry Commoner/LaDonna Harris (Citizens) - 233,052 (0.3%)
* Others - 252,303 (0.3%)

## See also

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* Electoral history of Richard Nixon
* Electoral history of Ronald Reagan
* Electoral history of George H. W. Bush
* Electoral history of Bill Clinton
* Electoral history of Al Gore
* Electoral history of George W. Bush

## References

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1. ^ Our Campaigns - GA Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 14, 1966
2. ^ Our Campaigns - GA Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 09, 1970
3. ^ Our Campaigns - GA Governor - D Runoff Race - Sep 23, 1970
4. ^ Our Campaigns - GA Governor Race - Nov 03, 1970
5. ^ Our Campaigns - US Vice President - D Convention Race - Jul 10, 1972
6. ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1976
7. ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 12, 1976
8. ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 26, 1980
9. ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Aug 11, 1980
10. ^ Our Campaigns - NY US President - L Convention Race - Sep 13, 1980

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Jimmy Carter

* 39th President of the United States (1977–1981)
* 76th Governor of Georgia (1971–1975)
* Georgia State Senator (1963–1967)

Presidency
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* Transition
* Inauguration
* Timeline
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* January 1981
* Political positions
* Judicial appointments
* controversies
* Executive Actions
* Executive Order 12036
* Executive Order 12086
* Executive Order 12148
* Executive Order 12170
* Executive Order 12172
* Carter bonds
* Rabbit incident
* Carter Doctrine
* Camp David Accords
* Egypt–Israel peace treaty
* Torrijos–Carter Treaties
* Iran hostage crisis
* Operation Eagle Claw
* Canadian Caper
* Engagement with Ruhollah Khomeini
* 1979 oil crisis
* Support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War
* Diplomatic relations with China
* Goldwater v. Carter
* Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
* Senior Executive Service
* Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
* International trips
* 1980 Summer Olympics boycott
* Cannabis policy
* Community Reinvestment Act
* Airline Deregulation Act
* Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977
* Clean Water Act of 1977
* Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act
* Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
* Electronic Fund Transfer Act
* Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
* Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978
* Right to Financial Privacy Act
* Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act
* Superfund
* Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
* Solar power at the White House
* Three Mile Island accident
* Presidential transition of Ronald Reagan

Speeches|

* Moral Equivalent of War
* Island of Stability
* A Crisis of Confidence
* State of the Union Addresses
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981

Elections|

* Georgia gubernatorial elections
* 1966
* 1970
* Democratic Party presidential primaries
* 1976
* 1980
* Democratic National Conventions
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* Presidential elections
* 1976
* campaign
* 1980

Post-presidency|

* Carter Center
* Presidential Library and Museum
* Habitat for Humanity
* Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project
* The Elders
* Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
* Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter House
* Nairobi Agreement, 1999
* One America Appeal
* Continuity of Government Commission

Books|

* Everything to Gain (1987)
* The Hornet's Nest (2003)
* Our Endangered Values (2006)
* Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (2006)
* reaction and commentary
* Beyond the White House (2007)
* We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land (2009)
* White House Diary (2010)
* A Call to Action (2014)
* A Full Life (2015)

Awards
and honors|

* Nobel Peace Prize
* Presidential Medal of Freedom
* Freedom of the City
* Silver Buffalo Award
* Philadelphia Liberty Medal
* United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
* Hoover Medal
* Christopher Award
* Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize
* Grammy Award

Legacy|

* Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue (1976)
* USS Jimmy Carter
* Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (1987)
* Georgia State Capitol statue (1994)

Related|

* Residences
* Birthplace
* Home
* Mary Prince (nanny)
* UFO incident
* Jimmy Carter (2002 television documentary)
* Man from Plains (2007 documentary)

Family|

* Rosalynn Carter (wife)
* Jack Carter (son)
* Amy Carter (daughter)
* Jason Carter (grandson)
* James Earl Carter Sr. (father)
* Lillian Gordy Carter (mother)
* Gloria Carter Spann (sister)
* Ruth Carter Stapleton (sister)
* Billy Carter (brother)
* Emily Dolvin (aunt)
* Hugh Carter (cousin)

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