Who challenged jimmy carter for the democratic nomination for president in 1980?
Carter faced a major primary challenger in Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, who won 12 contests and received more than seven million votes nationwide, enough for him to refuse to concede the nomination until the second day of the convention. This remains the last election in which an incumbent President's party nomination was still contested going into the convention.
Who was the main challenger of jimmy carter for the democratic nomination for president in 1980?
Edward Moore Kennedy Kennedy Ted Kennedy
1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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Who weakly challenged jimmy carter for the democratic nomination for president in 1980?
LaRouche Jerry Brown, Lyndon LaRouche, Richard Kay, Cliff Finch, Bob Maddox, and Donald J Reaux Kay Reaux Jerry Brown Richard Kay Lyndon LaRouche Cliff Finch Donald J Reaux Bobby Maddox Maddox Finch Brown
1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Jimmy Carter was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1980 Democratic National Convention held from August 11 to August 14, 1980, in New York City.
1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American philanthropist, former politician and businessman who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981
Jimmy Carter
Kennedy was the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He was the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
Ted Kennedy
During the 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. During them, Jimmy Carter, who had been president since 1977, faced against Ted Kennedy, the younger brother of John F Kennedy. Minor candidates who weakly challenged Carter's nomination include Jerry Brown, Lyndon LaRouche, Richard Kay, Cliff Finch, Bob Maddox, and Donald J Reaux.