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Carr ran for governor in 1939 and won the general election, defeating incumbent [[Democrat]] Teller Ammons by nearly twenty percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262937 CO Governor Race - Nov 08, 1938]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected in 1940 to serve for another two years.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261900 CO Governor Race - Nov 05, 1940]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref>

Carr ran for governor in 1939 and won the general election, defeating incumbent [[Democrat]] Teller Ammons by nearly twenty percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262937 CO Governor Race - Nov 08, 1938]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected in 1940 to serve for another two years.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261900 CO Governor Race - Nov 05, 1940]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref>

Carr opposed much of the [[New Deal]] due to its extensive [[bureaucracy]].<ref>[https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Carr.pdf Carr.pdf]. ''Colorado State Archives''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref> He single-handedly railed against a congressional proposal in February 1941 which would have created a program similar to the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]].<ref>[https://osupublicationarchives.osu.edu/?a=d&d=LTN19410204-01.2.52&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Lantern , 4 February 1941]. ''The Ohio State University''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref> A [[fiscal conservative]], he eliminated a state deficit by moving the income tax from public schools to the general fund. Carr also ensured greater competency within the state government.

Carr opposed much of the [[New Deal]] due to its extensive [[bureaucracy]].<ref name=carr.pdf>[https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Carr.pdf Carr.pdf]. ''Colorado State Archives''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref> He single-handedly railed against a congressional proposal in February 1941 which would have created a program similar to the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]].<ref>[https://osupublicationarchives.osu.edu/?a=d&d=LTN19410204-01.2.52&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Lantern , 4 February 1941]. ''The Ohio State University''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref> A [[fiscal conservative]], he eliminated a state deficit by moving the income tax from public schools to the general fund. Carr also ensured greater competency within the state government.

Following the death of incumbent Democrat senator Alva B. Adams, Carr appointed fellow [[Republican]] [[Eugene Millikin]] as an interim to the seat. Millikin later won a special election in 1942.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=249530 CO US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref>

Following the death of incumbent Democrat senator Alva B. Adams, Carr appointed fellow [[Republican]] [[Eugene Millikin]] as an interim to the seat. Millikin later won a special election in 1942.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=249530 CO US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref>

Carr 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]], stating:

Carr 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]], stating:<ref name=carr.pdf/>

{{cquote|If you harm them, you must harm me. I was brought up in a small town where I knew the shame and dishonor of race hatred. I grew to despise it because it threatened the happiness of you and you and you.}}

{{cquote|If you harm them, you must harm me. I was brought up in a small town where I knew the shame and dishonor of race hatred. I grew to despise it because it threatened the happiness of you and you and you.}}

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 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===

===Death in 1950===