Jimmy Carter was a Democrat; Gerald Ford was a Republican.
The Republican Party nominees for President who ran against Jimmy Carter were... 1976: Gerald R. Ford (incumbent president) 1980: Ronald Reagan (former governor of California)
The candidates for the United States presidential election in 1976 were: Jimmy Carter (Democratic Party): Jimmy Carter, then Governor of Georgia, won the Democratic nomination for president. He ultimately won the election and became the 39th President of the United States. Gerald Ford (Republican Party): Gerald Ford, who had become President following Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974, sought re-election as the Republican candidate. Several minor party and independent candidates also ran in the 1976 election, but Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford were the major contenders representing the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively.
Jimmy Carter belongs to the Democratic Party.
No. In 1976, the Republican party convention was split between Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Since he was the incumbent President (having followed Nixon), Ford won the nomination, but just barely. Ford lost the election to Jimmy Carter. In 1980, Reagan defeated Carter in a landslide vote.
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Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter followed Gerald Ford as President
Gerald Ford was a lifelong member of the Republican Party.
In 1974, Ford replaced Nixon since he was impeached. After he finished his 2 year term he ran again in 1976. In 1976 he ran against Jimmy Carter and lost.Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford in the 1976 election.
Jimmy Carter