In the 1976 presidential election, Carter ran as an outsider and narrowly defeated incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford.
In the 1976 presidential election, Carter ran as an outsider and narrowly defeated [M]incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford.[/M][SEP][M]In the 1976 presidential election, Carter[/M] ran as an outsider and [M]narrowly defeated[/M] incumbent Republican president [M]Gerald Ford.[/M][SEP][M]In the 1976 presidential election, Carter ran as an outsider[/M] and narrowly defeated incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford.