In 1979, Bramlett, a former Democrat, sought the Republican nomination for governor but lost in the primary election to Gil Carmichael, who had beed the 1975 nominee against Cliff Finch and had also carried the GOP banner against U.S. Senator James Eastland in 1972.
Bramlett sought the Republican nomination for governor. This was in 1979. Bramlett lost in the primary election to Gil Carmichael. This was in 1979. Bramlett was a former Democrat. Gil Carmichael had beed the 1975 nominee against Cliff Finch. Gil Carmichael had also carried the GOP banner against U.S. Senator James Eastland in 1972.