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Yarbrough: Sanders recalls leading Ga. through turbulent era

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When Jimmy Carter ran for the state Senate in 1961 and was defeated, he claimed voter fraud. Carl Sanders, president pro tem of the state senate, supported Carter’s claim and provided legal counsel from the Democratic Party. Carter prevailed.