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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 (including the Roosevelt-appointed [[Supreme Court]] justice [[Hugo Black]]) to order the internment of Japanese Americans during [[World War II]], stating:<ref name=carr.pdf/>

Carr fiercely opposed the decision by the President [[Franklin Roosevelt]] supported by many other liberal Democrats (including the Roosevelt-appointed [[Supreme Court]] justice [[Hugo Black]]) to order the internment of Japanese Americans during [[World War II]],<ref>Paul, Jesse (December 6, 2016). [https://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/06/ralph-carr-colorado-japanese-internment/ In Gov. Ralph Carr, Colorado has a shining light in the painful history of Japanese internment]. ''The Denver Post''. Retrieved May 26, 2021.</ref> 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.}}