The 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election was held in the U.S. state on November 8, 1966. After an election that exposed divisions within the Georgia Democratic Party, segregationist Democrat Lester Mad
Lester Maddox
Ellis Gibbs Arnall, Governor of Georgia Edit
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James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served as the 76th g
1966 Georgia gubernatorial election
…first time in the twentieth century), segregationist Democrat Lester Maddox was elected Governor of Georgia. The voting also brought future President Jimmy Carter to statewide prominence for the first time. The election was the closest in Georgia gubernatorial history; Republican candidate Bo Callaway won a…
Official portrait, 1977
The Carter family store, part of Carter's Boyhood Farm, in Plains, Georgia
Carter in 1932; at age 7
Carter with Rosalynn Smith and his mother at his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, June 5, 1946