James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) 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 governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and in the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1967.

December 29, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Press Release. Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement following the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter: “Cecilia and I mourn the loss of former President Jimmy Carter alongside millions of Americans across the country. Our nation remains the greatest beacon of freedom and opportunity in ...

Texas was won by former governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia with 51.14% of the vote, [2] giving him 26 electoral votes. This result made Texas about 1% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. He also beat the incumbent President Gerald Ford in the general election.

Dec 29, 2024 · Texans who worked with Jimmy Carter remembered him as a principled and compassionate leader — the last Democrat to win the state in a presidential election. Carter died Sunday afternoon at...

Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter, the philanthropist, humanitarian and 39th president of the United States, died on Sunday. Texas leaders reacted to the news. WASHINGTON, : US President George W. Bush (R)...

Dec 29, 2024 · Democrat Jimmy Carter beat Republican candidate Gerald Ford by just 4 points in Texas. When Jimmy Carter was elected in 1976, he did something no other Democrat has been able to accomplish since: Win Texas. Part of his victory can be chalked up to where the state was politically at the time.

Dec 29, 2024 · When Jimmy Carter was elected in 1976, he did something no other Democrat has been able to accomplish since: Win Texas. Part of the victory for Carter, who died Sunday at 100, can be chalked up...

5 hours ago · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award.. Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, died in December at age 100. Prior to his passing, Carter was nominated in the audio book, narration, and storytelling recording category at the 2025 Grammys for “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Campaigning in front of Texas' historic Alamo, Democratic Presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter makes a pitch for Texas's 26 electoral votes, Oct. 30, 1976, San Antonio, Tex. Seated at right are Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Tex, Rep. Bob Krueger D-Tex., and Rep. Henry Gonzalez, D-Tex. (behind Krueger).

Dec 30, 2024 · Jimmy Carter is sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Burger as the 39th president of the United States, as first lady Rosalynn Carter looks on, Jan. 20, 1977. Hulton Archive/Getty Images