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Before his legislative term, Carter on August 13, 1966, finished a strong third in the race for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat on the Louisiana State Board of Education, since reorganized as the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Incumbent Robert Houston "Bob" Curry, Jr., of Shreveport, son of a 19th century Louisiana state representative for [[Bossier City|Bossier Parish]], had twice been elected by his colleagues as the board president and won another term as a board member. The other major candidate in the race was Lonnie O. Aulds, a real estate businessman from Shreveport who subsequently served for one term in the Louisiana House.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 15, 1966, p. 1.</ref> Carter ran [[newspaper]] advertising showing him shaking hands with [[George Wallace|George C. Wallace]], former [[governor]] of [[Alabama]], who was preparing for a 1968 [[Independent voter|independent]] run for the [[U.S. President|American presidency]] against [[Richard M. Nixon]] and [[Hubert Humphrey]]. In the advertisement, Carter stressed his support for "local control of education," rather than federal intervention spurred by [[civil rights]] advocates.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 1, 1966, p. 2.</ref> Governor [[John J. McKeithen]] appointed Carter to the Louisiana Board of Public Works.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 4, 1966, p. 6.</ref>​

Before his legislative term, Carter on August 13, 1966, finished a strong third in the race for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat on the Louisiana State Board of Education, since reorganized as the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Incumbent Robert Houston "Bob" Curry, Jr., of Shreveport, son of a 19th century Louisiana state representative for [[Bossier City|Bossier Parish]], had twice been elected by his colleagues as the board president and won another term as a board member. The other major candidate in the race was Lonnie O. Aulds, a real estate businessman from Shreveport who subsequently served for one term in the Louisiana House.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 15, 1966, p. 1.</ref> Carter ran [[newspaper]] advertising showing him shaking hands with [[George Wallace|George C. Wallace]], former [[governor]] of [[Alabama]], who was preparing for a 1968 [[Independent voter|independent]] run for the [[U.S. President|American presidency]] against [[Richard M. Nixon]] and [[Hubert Humphrey]]. In the advertisement, Carter stressed his support for "local control of education," rather than federal intervention spurred by [[civil rights]] advocates.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 1, 1966, p. 2.</ref> Governor [[John J. McKeithen]] appointed Carter to the Louisiana Board of Public Works.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 4, 1966, p. 6.</ref>​

In 1975, Carter after one term was unseated in his Senate District 38 by twenty-three votes by a fellow Democrat, later [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Virginia Shehee|Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee]], an officer of the Kilpatrick Funeral Homes and Life Insurance companies in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php?viewID=42|title=Virginia Shehee: Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

In 1975, Carter after one term was unseated in his Senate District 38 by twenty-three votes by a fellow Democrat, later [[Republican Party|Republican]], [[Virginia Shehee|Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee]], an officer of the Kilpatrick Funeral Homes and Life Insurance companies in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php?viewID=42|title=Virginia Shehee: Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

In 1980, Carter was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 4th congressional district. He was eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]], and the position went to [[Buddy Roemer]], later the governor from 1988 to 1992. Roemer defeated his then fellow Democrat, the incumbent Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach in the 1980 [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter2.html|title=C. Kay Carter, Jr.|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>​ In 1978, Leach succeeded the popular Representative [[Joe Waggonner]], first elected in 1961 in a special election held to fill the seat of Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961), who died in office.

In 1980, Carter was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 4th congressional district. He was eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]], and the position went to [[Buddy Roemer]], later the governor from 1988 to 1992. Roemer defeated his then fellow Democrat, the incumbent Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach in the 1980 [[general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter2.html|title=C. Kay Carter, Jr.|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>​ In 1978, Leach succeeded the popular Representative [[Joe Waggonner]], first elected in 1961 in a special election held to fill the seat of Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961), who died in office.