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1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

← 1972 January 27 to June 8, 1976 1980 →
3,010 delegates to the Democratic National Convention 1,506 (majority) votes needed to win
Candidate Jimmy Carter Mo Udall Henry M. Jackson Home state Georgia Arizona Washington Delegate count 1,130 328 242 Contests won 24 1 4 Popular vote 7,020,624 1,667,362 1,153,766 Percentage 39.67% 9.42% 6.52%   Candidate Jerry Brown George Wallace Frank Church Home state California Alabama Idaho Delegate count 226 146 78 Contests won 3 2 4 Popular vote 2,449,374 2,268,895 831,209 Percentage 13.84% 12.82% 4.70%
First place by popular vote First place by delegate allocation First place by convention roll call     Carter      Udall      Brown      Jackson      Wallace      Church      Humphrey      Byrd      Uncommitted
Previous Democratic nominee George McGovern Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter

From January 27 to June 8, 1976, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1976 United States presidential election. Former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1976 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 15, 1976, in New York City.

The primaries took place after the Watergate scandal and the subsequent Democratic landslide in the 1974 midterm elections. Going into the presidential election, the Democratic Party stood a strong chance of recapturing control of the White House. Hoping to avoid a repeat of 1972, Democrats nominated centrist Georgia governor Jimmy Carter to reclaim the Solid South and win back northern working-class voters. He ultimately defeated President Gerald Ford by a narrow margin, which was the only Democratic presidential win from 1968 until 1992.

Background

1972 election

In 1972, Senator George McGovern seized the Democratic nomination through an early campaign and superior organization, aided by his inside knowledge of the reforms under a commission he chaired. McGovern, widely seen as an extremely liberal candidate, lost the general election in an historic landslide to incumbent Richard Nixon, carrying only the state of Massachusetts.

Watergate scandal

During the 1972 campaign, several men were arrested for a break-in at the Watergate complex, home of the Democratic National Committee headquarters. As the investigation continued, it became clear that the break-in was one of several tactics utilized by the Nixon campaign against their political opponents. The scandal and the subsequent attempt to cover it up eventually forced President Nixon to resign from office under political pressure and the threat of impeachment. Nixon was succeeded by Gerald Ford, whom he had appointed to the Vice Presidency after Spiro Agnew himself resigned under investigation for bribery.

As a result of the Watergate scandal and other scandals, the American withdrawal from Vietnam, and an ongoing economic recession, the Democratic Party won a major landslide in the 1974 midterm elections. The post-Watergate political environment also led to a tightening of campaign finance regulations, the creation of the Church Committee to investigate abuses by federal intelligence agencies, and a general opposition to Washington and establishment politicians.

Pre-campaign maneuvering

Much of the speculation for the 1976 nomination surrounded Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, formerly Vice President of the United States and the party's nominee in 1968. Humphrey had won the largest number of votes in the 1972 primaries but lost in a bitter fight with McGovern. Though Humphrey ultimately declined to seek the nomination again, many early votes went to uncommitted delegates who supporters hoped would commit to Humphrey by the time of the convention.

Senator Scoop Jackson raised his national profile by speaking out on Soviet Union–United States relations and Middle East policy regularly, and was considered a front-runner for the nomination when he announced the start of his campaign in February 1975. Jackson received substantial financial support from Jewish-Americans who admired his pro-Israel views, but Jackson's support of the Vietnam War resulted in hostility from the left wing of the Democratic Party.

Jackson chose to run on social issues, emphasizing law and order and his opposition to busing. Jackson was also hoping for support from labor, but the possibility that Hubert Humphrey might enter the race caused unions to offer only lukewarm support.

The 1976 campaign was the first presidential campaign in which the primary system was dominant. However, most of the Democratic candidates failed to realize the significance of the increased number of primaries, or the importance of creating momentum by winning the early contests. Jimmy Carter, who was virtually unknown at the national level, leveraged his obscurity to run as an "outsider" to Washington. Carter's plan was to run in all of the primaries and caucuses, beginning with the Iowa caucuses, and build up momentum by winning "somewhere" each time primary elections were held.

Schedule and results

Tablemaker's Note:

1. This should not be taken as a finalized list of results. While a significant amount of research was done, there were a number of Delegates who were not bound by the instruction, or "Pledged" to a candidate, and to simplify the data these delegates were considered "Uncommitted". Many states also held primaries for the delegate positions, and these on occasion were where slates or candidates pledge to a certain candidate might be elected; however, as these elections allowed for a single person to vote for multiple candidates, as many as the number of positions being filled, it is difficult to determine how many people actually voted in these primaries. For this reason, while the results of some are in the table, they are not included in the popular vote summaries at the bottom of the table.
2. Includes 14,508 votes for Unpledged slate of Delegates at (37.16%).
3. Only half the vote was accounted for in those sources found.
4. Though nearly complete, still a partial result.
5. Almost all are Uncommitted. There were 74 additional CDs for other candidates at (1.02%)
6. This is a partial result from 70 of Mississippi's 82 counties.
7. Represents Uncommitted
8. Represents Uncommitted
9. No results were released, but sampling showed that (~50%) of those who attended favored Humphrey
10. Represents Uncommitted
11. Includes 875 Write-In votes for Ronald Reagan at (1.06%), 828 votes for Arthur Blessit at (1.01%), and 405 Write-In votes for Gerald Ford at (0.49%)
12. Includes 9,803 Write-In votes for "None of the Above" at (1.33%), and 1,623 Write-In votes for Senator Edward Kennedy at (0.22%).
13. Scattering.
14. These are partial results; only 2,780 precincts of 6,100 were accounted for here.
15. All are Uncommitted.
16. Includes 37,626 votes for "No Preference" at (2.89%), and 7,889 votes for Arthur Blessit at (0.61%).
17. Scattering.
18. The Delegate vote is not currently known.
19. The Uncommitted Delegates here represent a number of different camps. The largest with 85 delegates was controlled Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, who had used Senator Adlai Stevenson III as a stand-in. 18 truly uncommitted delegates were divided into two camps, one led by congressman Paul Simon and the other by state treasurer Alan Dixon, both inclined to supporting Hubert Humphrey's potential entrance into the race. The final 4 were pledged to Governor Daniel Walker, who had been engaged in a number of power struggles with Richard Daley..
20. Only Delegate results are known.
21. All are Uncommitted.
22. All 22,850 votes for "No Preference".
23. Only Delegate results are known.
24. All are Uncommitted.
25. Only Delegate results are known. Returns from 28 counties with 56 delegates are not accounted for.
26. All are Uncommitted.
27. All are Uncommitted.
28. Only Delegate results are known. Returns from 28 counties with 56 delegates are not accounted for.
29. All are Uncommitted but 9.
30. The Caucus was initially held in two phases due to fighting which disrupted the first round on February 22, resulting in a second round being held on this date. However, supporters of Carter opted to not participate in the second round, initially allowing Jackson supporters to win the remainder of the delegates. To head off a dispute before the Convention, a compromise was reached in which the delegation would be divided as shown below.
31. The situation in New York is complicated in that the rather than voting for the candidates themselves, voters were instead voting for the individual delegates; it wasn't uncommon for the allegiance of some of these delegates to be ill-defined.
32. All are Uncommitted.
33. Includes 7,154 votes for "None of the Names Shown" at (0.97%), and 14,473 Write-In votes at (1.95%); the Write-Ins were not broken down on the State level.
34. All are Uncommitted.
35. Includes 547 for Uncommitted, and 42 for other candidates or undetermined
36. All are Uncommitted.
37. Only five of eight districts held conventions on this date.
38. All are Uncommitted.
39. Includes 797 votes for Uncommitted Delegates at (2.99%).
40. Technically none of the delegates were apportioned based on the Presidential Primary; 134 of Pennsylvania's 178 delegates delegates were elected in a separate series of primaries held concurrently, with 44 apportioned based on the number of delegate to each candidate based on the number of delegate contests won.
41. All are Uncommitted.
42. Scattered Write-Ins.
43. All are Uncommitted.
44. All for "Uncommitted".
45. Remaining three of eight districts that hadn't held conventions back in April.
46. All are Uncommitted.
47. As majorities were required, run-offs were held later (May 25th) in those delegate primaries that only resulted in a plurality. No vote totals were given.
48. Scattering.
49. All are Uncommitted.
50. All are Uncommitted.
51. All are "Uncommitted".
52. All for "Uncommitted".
53. These are counties that did not hold their County Conventions on April 21st.
54. Includes 7,199 votes for Senator Ted Kennedy and 1,467 scattered Write-Ins.
55. By law the delegates were Uncommitted, regardless of the result of the primary.
56. All are "Uncommitted".
57. All are "Uncommitted".
58. All are "Uncommitted".
59. 15,853 votes are for "Uncommitted" at (2.24%), and there are 3,142 Write-In votes at (0.44%).
60. All are "Uncommitted".
61. These were run-offs for those races on May 4th in which a majority was not reached.
62. All for "None of the Names Shown".
63. Includes 11,962 votes for an Uncommitted slate at (3.91%).
64. All votes for "None of the Above".
65. Includes 10,983 votes for Senator Ted Kennedy at (2.54%), 1,389 Write-In votes for Ronald Reagan at (0.32%), and 691 Write-In votes for Gerald Ford at (0.16%).
66. All are Uncommitted.
67. Includes 11,962 votes for an Uncommitted slate at (1.84%).
68. All are Uncommitted.
69. All are Uncommitted.
70. All votes are for "No Preference".
71. All votes are for an Uncommitted slate.
72. All votes are for "No Preference".
73. All are Uncommitted.
74. All votes for an Uncommitted slate.
75. All votes for an Uncommitted slate.
76. All are pledged to Mayor Carl Stokes.
77. All votes are for Ohio State Treasurer Gertrude Donahey.

Candidates

Nominee

Candidate			Most recent office	Home state	Campaign Withdrawal date	Popular vote	Contests won	Running mate	Ref.
Jimmy Carter			Governor of Georgia (1971–1975)	Georgia	(Campaign • Positions) Secured nomination: July 15, 1976	6,235,609 (39.19%)	30 ME, NH, VT, CT, RI, NJ, DE, PA, VA, NC, FL, GA, TN, KY, OH, MI, IL, IN, WI, IA, LA, AR, MO, TX, OK, KS, CO, NM, SD, DC	Walter Mondale

Eliminated at convention

Candidate			Most recent office	Home state	Campaign Withdrawal date	Popular vote	Contests won	Ref.
Jerry Brown			Governor of California (1975–1983; 2011–2019)	California	Declared: March 16, 1976	2,449,374 (15.4%)	3 CA, MD, NV
George Wallace			Governor of Alabama (1963–1967; 1971–1979; 1983–1987)	Alabama	Declared: November 1, 1975	1,955,388 (13.76%)	3 AL, MS, SC
Mo Udall			U.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district (1961–1991)	Arizona	Declared: November 23, 1974	1,611,754 (10.13%)	3 AZ, HI, WY
Ellen McCormack			Chair of the New York Right to Life Party (1970–1976)	New York		238,027 (1.50%)	None

Withdrew before convention

Candidate			Most recent office	Home state	Campaign Withdrawal date	Popular vote	Contests won	Ref.
Frank Church			U.S. Senator from Idaho (1957–1981)	Idaho	Announced campaign: March 18, 1976 Withdrew: June 14, 1976 (endorsed Carter)	830,818 (5.22%)	5 ID, MT, NE, OR, UT
Henry M. Jackson			U.S. Senator from Washington (1953–1983)	Washington	Declared: February 1, 1975 Withdrew: May 1, 1976	1,134,375 (7.13%)	4 AK, MA, NY, WA
Sargent Shriver			Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1972	Maryland	Declared: September 20, 1975 Withdrew: March 16, 1976	304,399 (1.91%)	None
Fred Harris			U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (1964–1973)	Oklahoma	Declared: January 11, 1975 Withdrew: April 2, 1976	234,568 (1.47%)	None
Milton Shapp			Governor of Pennsylvania (1971–1979)	Pennsylvania	Declared: September 25, 1975 Withdrew: April 27, 1976	88,254 (0.56%)	None
Birch Bayh			U.S. Senator from Indiana (1963–1981)	Indiana	Declared: October 21, 1975 Withdrew: March 4, 1976	86,438 (0.54%)	None
Lloyd Bentsen			U.S. Senator from Texas (1971–1993)	Texas	Declared: February 17, 1975 Withdrew: May 1, 1976	4,046 (0.03%)	None
Terry Sanford			Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965)	North Carolina	Declared: June 1, 1975 Withdrew: January 25, 1976	404 (0.00%)	None

Favorite son candidates

The following candidates ran only in their home state or district's delegate elections for the purpose of controlling those delegates at the national convention:

• Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia
• Mayor Walter Washington of the District of Columbia
• Delegate Walter Fauntroy of the District of Columbia

Declined to run

• Former Governor John J. Gilligan of Ohio
• Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota

At multiple times during the primaries, Humphrey hinted at a campaign for the nomination and expressed his willingness to be drafted, but ultimately declined to actively seek the nomination on April 29, after Carter's victory in Pennsylvania. Several unsuccessful draft movements were formed and many uncommitted delegates expressed their preference for Humphrey.

• Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts
• Mayor of New York City John Lindsay
• Senator George McGovern of South Dakota
• Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota (formed exploratory committee)
• Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine
• Senator Adlai Stevenson III of Illinois
• Senator John Tunney of California

Polling

National polling

Before August 1974

1. Hubert Humphrey with 8%, John Lindsay with 2%, Sargent Shriver with 2%, and Reubin Askew, Walter Mondale, William Proxmire, and John Tunney with 1% each
2. Walter Mondale and William Proxmire with 2% each, and Robert Byrd and John Tunney with 1% each
3. William Proxmire with 4%, Walter Mondale and John Tunney with 3% each, and Robert Byrd with 2%
4. Walter Mondale with 2% and William Proxmire, John Tunney, and Robert Byrd with 1% each
5. Walter Mondale with 2%, William Proxmire with 2%, John Tunney with 2%, and Robert Byrd with 1%
6. Walter Mondale with 3%, John Tunney and William Proxmire with 2% each, and Robert Byrd with 1%

August 1974–January 1976

1. William Proxmire with 3%, Eugene McCarthy with 3%, and Walter Mondale with 2%
2. Eugene McCarthy with 7%, William Proxmire with 5%, and Walter Mondale with 2%
3. John Lindsay with 3%, Julian Bond with 3%, Adlai Stevenson III with 3%, Ralph Nader with 2%, Walter Mondale with 2%, Lloyd Bentsen with 2%, Jerry Brown with 2%, John Glenn with 2%; Reubin Askew, John Tunney, William Proxmire, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Hugh Carey, Thomas Eagleton, Eugene McCarthy, Gary Hart, Ella Grasso, and Milton Shapp with 1% each; and Brendan Byrne, Terry Sanford, Frank Church, Mo Udall, and Kevin White with <1% each
4. ^ Gallup did not break down results for other candidates individually.

1976

Head-to-head polling

Kennedy v. Wallace

Kennedy v. Muskie

Kennedy v. Jackson

Timeline

January 19: Iowa caucuses

With no clear front-runner for the nomination and a political climate that seemed tilted heavily in their party's favor, a record number of Democrats competed for their party's presidential nomination.

Jimmy Carter startled many political experts by finishing second in the Iowa caucuses, behind only "uncommitted" delegates largely elected on the backs of minor candidates and Humphrey supporters. Arizona Congressman Morris Udall, who had been leading in the polls at one point, came in fifth behind former Oklahoma Senator Fred R. Harris, leading Harris to coin the term "winnowed in", referring to his surprisingly strong showing.

February 24: New Hampshire primary

The New Hampshire primary was another victory for Carter, albeit one in which he was the lone moderate or conservative candidate in the field, both Jackson and Wallace choosing to bypass New Hampshire in favor of neighboring Massachusetts. Thus, with the liberal vote split, Carter won. The New Hampshire primary nevertheless had symbolic value for the Carter campaign, showing that a Southerner could appeal in New England in advance of the Massachusetts primary. Among the liberal candidates in New Hampshire, Udall emerged as the leader.

March 2: Massachusetts primary

One week after the New Hampshire primary, Carter's campaign was dealt a serious blow in Massachusetts. With Jackson and Wallace joining the field to split moderate and conservative voters, Carter finished fourth, behind Jackson, Wallace, and Udall. None of the candidates campaigned heavily in the state, preferring to advertise on television. Jackson won the race by relying on experienced political activists, especially in Boston, and support from organized labor.

March 9: Florida primary

The week after Massachusetts, Carter righted the ship by defeating Wallace and Jackson in Florida. The liberal candidates, with the exception of Milton Shapp, were not on the ballot and largely stayed out of the state; Jackson finished third. Jackson sought to capitalize on momentum from his victory in Massachusetts, but set expectations low given his poor polling in the state. The campaign was acrimonious; Carter sought to maintain his status as the frontrunner by accusing Washington insiders of coordinating against him and accused Jackson of exploiting desegregation busing as an issue. Jackson countered with attacks on Carter's civil rights record as Governor. Wallace, who had won Florida in 1972, staked his campaign on the state. Carter ultimately defeated Wallace narrowly with around a third of the vote; in his victory speech, Carter declared that the result represented "not only a New South, but a new America."

March 16: Illinois primary

Carter then proceeded to slowly but steadily accumulate delegates in primaries around the nation. In Illinois, the Democratic presidential candidates were overshadowed by a power struggle between Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and Governor Dan Walker. Daley won control of the delegation through a slate of delegates pledged to Senator Adlai Stevenson III, but among the declared candidates for the presidency, Carter won a convincing victory over Wallace in both the presidential preference primary and the separate delegate selection races.

April: New York, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania

He also knocked his key rivals out of the race one by one. He won a more dominant victory over Wallace in the North Carolina primary on March 23, winning his first majority in any state and thus neutralizing his main rival in the South. On April 6, Carter won a narrow come-from-behind victory in Wisconsin over Mo Udall, although Udall won the most delegates. Jackson won a convincing victory over Udall in the New York primaries, but when Carter defeated Jackson in Pennsylvania on April 27, Jackson quit the race, citing a lack of funds.

As Carter continued to gain momentum, a "Stop Carter" movement behind the late-starting campaigns of California Governor Jerry Brown and Senator Frank Church of Idaho. Though neither candidate could secure the nomination themselves, they stood in the hopes of deadlocking the convention and denying Carter the nomination. Now facing an organized opposition, Carter dropped several key Western primaries in May and June.

Total popular vote in primaries

• Jimmy Carter - 6,235,609 (39.19%)
• Jerry Brown - 2,449,374 (15.39%)
• George Wallace - 1,955,388 (12.29%)
• Mo Udall - 1,611,754 (10.13%)
• Henry M. Jackson - 1,134,375 (7.13%)
• Frank Church - 830,818 (5.22%)
• Robert Byrd - 340,309 (2.14%)
• Sargent Shriver - 304,399 (1.91%)
• Ellen McCormack - 238,027 (1.50%)
• Fred R. Harris - 234,568 (1.47%)
• Milton Shapp - 88,254 (0.56%)
• Birch Bayh - 86,438 (0.54%)
• Walter Fauntroy - 10,149 (0.05%)
• Arthur O. Blessitt – 8,717 (0.06%)
• Walter Washington - 5,161 (0.03%)
• Lloyd Bentsen - 4,046 (0.03%)
• Terry Sanford - 404 (0.00%)

Democratic National Convention

The 1976 Democratic National Convention was held in New York City. By the time the convention opened Carter already had more than enough delegates to win the nomination, and so the major emphasis at the convention was to create an appearance of party unity, which had been lacking in the 1968 and 1972 Democratic Conventions. Carter easily won the nomination on the first ballot; he then chose Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota, a liberal and a protege of Hubert Humphrey, as his running mate.

The tally at the convention was:

• Jimmy Carter - 2,239 (74.48%)
• Mo Udall - 330 (10.98%)
• Jerry Brown - 301 (10.01%)
• George Wallace - 57 (1.90%)
• Ellen McCormack - 22 (0.73%)
• Frank Church - 19 (0.63%)
• Hubert Humphrey - 10 (0.33%)
• Henry M. Jackson - 10 (0.33%)
• Fred R. Harris - 9 (0.30%)
• Milton Shapp - 2 (0.07%)
• Robert Byrd, Cesar Chavez, Leon Jaworski, Barbara Jordan, Ted Kennedy, Jennings Randolph, Fred Stover - each 1 vote (0.03%)

Vice presidential nomination

• Senator Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota
• Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine
• Senator Frank Church of Idaho
• Senator John Glenn of Ohio
• Senator Adlai Stevenson III of Illinois
• Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington
• Congressman Peter W. Rodino of New Jersey
• Congressman Ron Dellums of California
• Congresswoman Barbara Jordan of Texas

By June, Carter had the nomination sufficiently locked up and could take time to interview potential vice-presidential candidates.

The pundits predicted that Frank Church would be tapped to provide balance as an experienced senator with strong liberal credentials. Church promoted himself, persuading friends to intervene with Carter in his behalf. If a quick choice had been required as in past conventions, Carter later recalled, he would probably have chosen Church. But the longer period for deliberation gave Carter time to worry about his compatibility with the publicity-seeking Church, who had a tendency to be long-winded. Instead, Carter invited Senators Edmund Muskie, John Glenn and Walter Mondale, and Congressman Peter W. Rodino to visit his home in Plains, Georgia, for personal interviews, while Church, Henry M. Jackson, and Adlai Stevenson III would be interviewed at the convention in New York. Rodino revealed he had no interest in the position, and of all the other potential candidates, Carter found Mondale the most compatible. As a result, Carter selected Mondale as his running mate.

African American leadership within the Democratic Party had sought to potentially place Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, Congressman Ron Dellums, or Congresswoman Barbara Jordan on the ticket with Carter. However, Jordan took herself out of consideration, and Carter did not have any interest in the other candidates put forward.

The vice presidential tally, in part, was:

• Walter Mondale 2837
• House Speaker Carl Albert 36
• Ronald Dellums 20
• Fritz Efaw 12
• Barbara Jordan 17
• Others 53

See also

• Republican Party presidential primaries, 1976

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v t e Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States (1977–1981) 76th Governor of Georgia (1971–1975) Georgia State Senator (1963–1967)
Presidency (timeline)	Transition Inauguration Timeline 1977 1978 1979 1980 January 1981 Political positions Judicial appointments controversies Executive Actions Executive Order 12036 Executive Order 12086 Executive Order 12148 Executive Order 12170 Executive Order 12172 Carter bonds Rabbit incident Carter Doctrine Camp David Accords Egypt–Israel peace treaty Torrijos–Carter Treaties Iran hostage crisis Operation Eagle Claw Canadian Caper Engagement with Ruhollah Khomeini 1979 oil crisis Support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War Diplomatic relations with China Goldwater v. Carter Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 Senior Executive Service Strategic Arms Limitation Talks International trips 1980 Summer Olympics boycott Cannabis policy Community Reinvestment Act Airline Deregulation Act Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 Clean Water Act of 1977 Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977 Electronic Fund Transfer Act Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978 Right to Financial Privacy Act Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Solar power at the White House Three Mile Island accident Presidential transition of Ronald Reagan
Speeches	Moral Equivalent of War Island of Stability A Crisis of Confidence State of the Union Addresses 1978 1979 1980 1981
Elections	Georgia gubernatorial elections 1966 1970 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1976 1980 Democratic National Conventions 1972 1976 1980 Presidential elections 1976 campaign 1980
Post-presidency	Carter Center Presidential Library and Museum Habitat for Humanity Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project The Elders Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter House Nairobi Agreement, 1999 One America Appeal Continuity of Government Commission
Books	Everything to Gain (1987) The Hornet's Nest (2003) Our Endangered Values (2006) Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (2006) reaction and commentary Beyond the White House (2007) We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land (2009) White House Diary (2010) A Call to Action (2014) A Full Life (2015)
Awards and honors	Nobel Peace Prize Presidential Medal of Freedom Freedom of the City Silver Buffalo Award Philadelphia Liberty Medal United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights Hoover Medal Christopher Award Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize Grammy Award
Legacy	Jimmy Carter Peanut Statue (1976) USS Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (1987) Georgia State Capitol statue (1994)
Related	Residences Birthplace Home Mary Prince (nanny) UFO incident Jimmy Carter (2002 television documentary) Man from Plains (2007 documentary)
Family	Rosalynn Carter (wife) Jack Carter (son) Amy Carter (daughter) Jason Carter (grandson) James Earl Carter Sr. (father) Lillian Gordy Carter (mother) Gloria Carter Spann (sister) Ruth Carter Stapleton (sister) Billy Carter (brother) Emily Dolvin (aunt) Hugh Carter (cousin)
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