Gerald R. Ford in the Election of 1976.
Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in a landslide in the Presidential Election of 1980.
Jimmy Carter. The new president doesn't take office until the January following the election.
Jimmy Carter was the President who lost to Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Carter was sworn in as President 20 January 1977.
He was defeated in the 1976 election by Jimmy Carter.
You are probably thinking of Jimmy Carter. Yes, Mr. Carter was a president-- but he is not a president now. He was America's 39th president: he served one term, and was defeated by Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election.
Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush (Republican) defeated President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale (Democrat) in 1980.
Jimmy Carter fits that description.
Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford in the 1976 election.
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In 1976, Jimmy Carter (Democrat) ran with Walter Mondale and defeated President Gerald Ford (Republican) and running mate Senator Robert Dole. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller (R) was dropped from the ticket, because he was considered too moderate for the party. In 1980, Ronald Reagan (Republican) and George H.W. Bush defeated President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale. The answer to your question is: NO. Former Governor Ronald Reagan (R) defeated President Jimmy Carter (D) in the President election of 1980. The two Never ran together. They belonged to rival political parties; Democratic and Republican.
He did not resign but was defeated in his bid for a second term by Ronald Reagan in 1980.