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What was an advantage of Jimmy Carter in the 1976 president election?
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∙ 10y ago
He was an outsider to Washington Politics
Benny Wuckert
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∙ 14y agoHe seemed closer to the American people. He spoke with a soft voice, he was a peanut farmer, and an ex governor. As historian Douglas Brinkley said, it was as close as the country had ever come to "picking a name out of the phone book."
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∙ 6y agoJimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election defeating Gerald Ford. In the 1976 presidential election Jimmy Carter received 297 electoral votes (55.3%) and Gerald Ford received 240 electoral votes (44.7%). The popular vote totals were Carter 40,830,763 and Ford 39,147,793.
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∙ 10y agoNot being well known was an advantage that Jimmy Carter had in the 1976 election for president. Because he was not well known, people felt he had not been corrupted by politics.
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∙ 9y agoHe was a Washington outsider.
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When did Jimmy Carter run for president?
He was the 39th President and served, 1977-1981.
What years did Jimmy Carter serve?
Jimmy Carter served one term as president of the United States.
What was Jimmy Carter's running mate in the election of 1976?
In 1978, Ronald Reagan was the President and George H. W. Bush was the Vice President.
What were the results in the Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford election?
Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election defeating Gerald Ford. In the 1976 presidential election Jimmy Carter received 297 electoral votes (55.3%) and Gerald Ford received 240 electoral votes (44.7%). The popular vote totals were Carter 40,830,763 and Ford 39,147,793.
What president was nicknamed jimmy?
Jimmy Carter
Who was president when Jimmy Carter was defeated?
Jimmy Carter. The new president doesn't take office until the January following the election.
How was Jimmy Carter elected president?
by voted election of the people
Who won the election of being president between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford in the 1976 s?
Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford in the 1976 election.
When did Jimmy Carter run for president?
He was the 39th President and served, 1977-1981.
Was Jimmy Carter ever elected president of the United states?
Yes. Carter won the Election of 1976.
What number president was Jimmy Carter?
Jimmy Carter won the 1976 presidential election defeating Gerald Ford. In the 1976 presidential election Jimmy Carter received 297 electoral votes and Gerald Ford received 240 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Carter 40,830,763 and Ford 39,147,793. Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election defeating incumbent President Jimmy Carter. In the 1980 presidential election Ronald Reagan received 489 electoral votes and Jimmy Carter received 49 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Reagan 43,904,153 and Carter 35,483,883.
Why was president ford removed from office?
He lost the election of 1976 to Jimmy Carter
Who did Jimmy Carter defeat in the 1976 presidential election?
President Gerald Ford
When did Jimmy Carter rerun for president?
Jimmy Carter's second presidential election took place on 1980 November 4. Carter would lose to Ronald Reagan.
Is Jimmy Carten a president?
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.
How Gerald Ford stop being president?
He was defeated in the 1976 election by Jimmy Carter.
Which president was not very well known before his election outside of the South?
Jimmy Carter
