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Former U.S. Representative Prentiss Walker (1917-1998), who had opposed Carmichael as an Independent in the 1972 U.S. Senate race, wrote a column in ''The Clarion-Ledger,'' the major newspaper in Jackson, which called Carmichael "a real discredit to all the true Republican principles."<ref name=cdanielson/> Walker said that Carmichael if elected would revise the constitution "under the direction of Senators [[Edward Brooke]] and [[Jacob Javits]], two liberal Republicans from [[Massachusetts]] and [[New York]], respectively.<ref name=cdanielson/>
Former U.S. Representative Prentiss Walker (1917-1998), who had opposed Carmichael as an Independent in the 1972 U.S. Senate race, wrote a column in ''The Clarion-Ledger,'' the major newspaper in Jackson, which called Carmichael "a real discredit to all the true Republican principles."<ref name=cdanielson/> Walker said that Carmichael if elected would revise the constitution "under the direction of Senators [[Edward Brooke]] and [[Jacob Javits]], two liberal Republicans from [[Massachusetts]] and [[New York]], respectively.<ref name=cdanielson/>
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 Bramlett|Leon Crow Bramlett, Jr.]], a large-scale farmer from 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.
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