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Eight years after his first gubernatorial campaign, Carmichael in 1983 polled 35.7 percent of the vote in his final statewide race, this time against Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bradford Johnson "Brad" Dye Jr.  (1933-2018). This time Carmichael ran on the Republican ticket headed by a former Democrat, Leon Crow Bramlett, Jr. (1923-2015)  of Clarksdale, whom Carmichael had defeated, 53-47 percent, in the preceding 1979 gubernatorial primary.<ref name=campaigns/> Dye ultimately served a record twelve years as lieutenant governor.​

Eight years after his first gubernatorial campaign, Carmichael in 1983 polled 35.7 percent of the vote in his final statewide race, this time against Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bradford Johnson "Brad" Dye Jr.  (1933-2018). This time Carmichael ran on the Republican ticket headed by a former Democrat, Leon Crow Bramlett, Jr. (1923-2015)  of Clarksdale, whom Carmichael had defeated, 53-47 percent, in the preceding 1979 gubernatorial primary.<ref name=campaigns/> Dye ultimately served a record twelve years as lieutenant governor.​

 

==Transportation specialist==​

==Transportation specialist==

 

In 1973, Carmichael joined the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee and was chairman of the committee from 1974 to 1976, while he made his first race for governor. From 1976 to 1979, he was a member of the National Transportation Policy Study Commission.<ref name=bio/> ​

In 1973, Carmichael joined the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee and was chairman of the committee from 1974 to 1976, while he made his first race for governor. From 1976 to 1979, he was a member of the National Transportation Policy Study Commission.<ref name=bio/>

 

From 1989 to 1993, Carmichael served in the administration of U.S. President [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] as the head of the Federal Railroad Administration within the [[United States Department of Transportation]].<ref name=bio/> He is a former chairman of [[Amtrak]].<ref name=campaigns/> Carmichael founded the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]. In his later years, he hence became more identified with transportation policy than Republican politics.<ref name=bio/>​

From 1989 to 1993, Carmichael served in the administration of U.S. President [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] as the head of the Federal Railroad Administration within the [[United States Department of Transportation]].<ref name=bio/> He is a former chairman of [[Amtrak]].<ref name=campaigns/> Carmichael founded the Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]. In his later years, he hence became more identified with transportation policy than Republican politics.<ref name=bio/>​

 

In his later years, Carmichael advocated the construction of a railroad to link the ports of [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], Alabama and Pascagoula, Mississippi north to Lucedale and Waynesboro, and then join with the Meridian Southern Railroad line running through Quitman and to Meridian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.byteland.org/quitman/railroad_to_the_gulf.html|author=Terry Lynch|title=Dreaming of a Railroad to the Gulf|date=August 7, 2009|publisher=byteland.org|accessdate=May 5, 2014}}</ref>

In his later years, Carmichael advocated the construction of a railroad to link the ports of [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], Alabama and Pascagoula, Mississippi, north to Lucedale and Waynesboro, and then join with the Meridian Southern Railroad line running through Quitman and to Meridian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.byteland.org/quitman/railroad_to_the_gulf.html|author=Terry Lynch|title=Dreaming of a Railroad to the Gulf|date=August 7, 2009|publisher=byteland.org|accessdate=May 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Referemces==

==Referemces==