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==Political career==
==Political career==
===Governor of Colorado===
===Governor of Colorado===
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 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.
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.
[[File:Ralph L. Carr speaking cropped.jpg|thumb|left|270px|Carr speaking in 1940.]]
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>