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Carter was born in Troy, Alabama , on May 24, 1941, the daughter of J. D. and Jewel Wheeler. She married Rudolph Carter, had five daughters, and relocated to Hartford, Connecticut . She became a housing case manager and advocate and earned an associate's degree from the University of Connecticut .[ 1]
In 1987, State Representative Carrie Saxon Perry was elected Mayor of Hartford, leaving her 7th district seat open. Carter won the Democratic Party endorsement for the seat, and won the January 26, 1988, special election to fill the seat.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Douglas McCrory .[ 5] NAACP .[ 4]
Carter died in Hartford on January 6, 2025, at the age of 83.[ 1] [ 6]
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, January 26, 1988 special electionincumbent Source:[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter 614 49.1
Democratic Roberta L. Jones
292
23.3
Republican Robert D. Ford
162
12.9
Democratic Douglas J. Hutchins
112
9.0
Democratic Troy C. Stewart
71
5.7
Total votes
1,251 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 1988 general electionincumbent Source:[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 4,031 89.7
Republican Alana P. Gayle
462
10.3
Total votes
4,493 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 1990 general electionincumbent Source:[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 2,643 100
Total votes
2,643 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 1992 general electionincumbent Source:[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 4,950 100
Total votes
4,950 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 1994 general electionincumbent Source:[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 3,693 100
Total votes
3,693 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 1996 general electionincumbent Source:[ 8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 4,656 100
Total votes
4,656 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 1998 primary electionincumbent Source:[ 9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 971 59.5
Democratic Ben J. Dowdell
660
40.5
Total votes
1,631 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 1998 general electionincumbent Source:[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 3,427 100
Total votes
3,427 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 2000 general electionincumbent Source:[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 4,829 100
Total votes
4,829 100
Connecticut House of Representatives, District 7, 2002 general electionincumbent Source:[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Annette Carter * 2,700 92.2
Republican Alana P. Gayle
227
7.8
Total votes
2,927 100
1 2 3 "Annette Carter" . WFSB . January 18, 2025.↑ "After city election, winner will go right to work" . Hartford Courant . January 23, 1988.1 2 Connecticut Secretary of State. Connecticut State Register and Manual ed.). p. 720. 1 2 "State Representative Annette W. Carter" . Connecticut House of Representatives . Archived from the original on December 23, 2004.↑ "7th House District Upset". Hartford Courant . August 11, 2004. p. 1 , p. 2 ↑ "Remembering former State Rep. Annette Carter" . Fox 61 . January 18, 2025.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Election Results Archive" . Connecticut Secretary of State . Retrieved February 3, 2025 .↑ "Statement of Vote" . Connecticut Secretary of State . 1996.↑ "Results of Primaries, State Offices & The General Assembly, September 15, 1998" . Connecticut Secretary of State . Archived from the original on March 18, 2018.
