The 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on January 19, 1976, the first nominating contest in the Democratic presidential primaries for the 1976 presidential election. It had the little-known Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter campaign heavily and end up capturing 27.7% of the vote, the highest of the five candidates.

Dec 30, 2024 · The death of former President Jimmy Carter is stirring up memories of his time campaigning in Iowa ahead of the 1976 Iowa caucuses, as well as his campaign for reelection in 1980.

Dec 31, 2024 · Jimmy Carter wasn't the only president to win the Iowa caucuses on the way to the White House, but he blazed the trail.

Dec 31, 2024 · DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Former President Jimmy Carter’s success in the Iowa Caucuses led to the state’s large role in the presidential election process for...

Dec 29, 2024 · Iowa leaders praised former President Jimmy Carter as a dedicated public servant and global humanitarian who used the Iowa caucuses in 1976 to propel the little-known peanut farmer turned Georgia...

Dec 30, 2024 · DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died on Dec. 29, 2024. The 39th president of the United States had connections that ran deep in...

Dec 29, 2024 · Former U.S. President, Georgia peanut farmer, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter, known for giving the Iowa Caucuses its national platform, died Sunday. He was 100. Carter put the Iowa Caucuses on the political map after his longshot win in the 1976 Iowa Democratic caucuses kicked off his path to the White House.

In early 1975, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter began campaigning in Iowa. He spent a great deal of time visiting with people in small towns and at local events.

Jan 25, 2016 · But where McGovern took Iowa seriously, it was Jimmy Carter who revolutionized the role that the Hawkeye State would play in presidential politics. Carter turned the Iowa caucus into a...

Dec 29, 2024 · Jimmy Carter is credited with putting Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses on the map, a piece of his legacy being remembered following his death Sunday. Catch up quick: Carter, 100, was the longest-living former president in U.S. history.