What did Jim Betts' competitor in the 1980 election achieve in 1962?
Jim Betts (politician) Jim Betts is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He ran against incumbent U.S. Senator John Glenn in 1980. He lost and ran in 1982 for Lieutenant Governor.
Lyndon LaRouche U.S. presidential campaigns Lyndon LaRouche's U.S. presidential campaigns were a controversial staple of American politics between 1976 and 2004. LaRouche ran for president on eight consecutive occasions, a record for any candidate, and has tied Harold Stassen's record as a perennial candidate. LaRouche ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States seven times, beginning in 1980. His current Political Action Committee is called "LaRouche PAC."