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He fiercely opposed the decision by the President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] supported by many other liberal Democrats to order the internment of Japanese Americans during [[World War II]]. Carr ultimately compromised his political career due to his moral convictions in adamantly supporting [[civil liberties]], narrowly losing a bid for U.S. Senate in 1942 against incumbent Democrat Edwin Carl "Ed" Johnson.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=59377 CO US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref>
He fiercely opposed the decision by the President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] supported by many other liberal Democrats to order the internment of Japanese Americans during [[World War II]]. Carr ultimately compromised his political career due to his moral convictions in adamantly supporting [[civil liberties]], narrowly losing a bid for U.S. Senate in 1942 against incumbent Democrat Edwin Carl "Ed" Johnson.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=59377 CO US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref>
==Death in 1950==
In 1950, Carr decided to run yet again for governor of Colorado, and won the Republican nomination. However, he died in late September that year at the age of sixty-two before the general election was held in November.
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