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==Political career==
==Political career==
===Governor of Colorado===
===Governor of Colorado===
[[File:Ralph L. Carr speaking cropped.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Carr speaking in 1940.]]
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>