Original sentence: Early in his career he was noted for his staunch segregationist views but, like many Southern Democrats, he moderated his positions somewhat over the years.He had intestinal surgery not long before he died of pneumonia in an Atlanta hospice.He ran as the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Georgia in 1966, and received fewer votes than Republican nominee Howard Callaway, but the large number of write-in votes for former governor Ellis Arnall prevented Callaway from attaining a majority.Lester Garfield Maddox (September 30, 1915–June 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party politician who was Governor of the U.Maddox ran again for governor in 1974 but lost in the Democratic primary to Carl Sanders: when Carter ran for President in 1976, Maddox ran against him as the nominee of the American Independent Party, but got few votes.Maddox was diagnosed with cancer in 1983, but made a successful recovery and was a visible figure in his home community of Cobb County, Georgia through his mid eighties.The Interstate Highway 75 crossing of the Chattahoochee River is named the Lester and Virginia Maddox Bridge in honor of Maddox and his wife.Under the Georgia constitution of 1945, he was prohibited from running for a second consecutive term, so in 1970 he ran for Lieutenant Governor and won, Jimmy Carter being elected Governor in the same election
Edited sentence: After his term as Governor, he became Lieutenant Governor while Jimmy Carter was Governor.He ran as the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Georgia in 1966, and received fewer votes than Republican nominee Howard Callaway, but the large number of write-in votes prevented Callaway from attaining a majority.Lester Garfield Maddox (September 30, 1915–June 25, 2003) was an American segregationist politician who was Governor of the U.Maddox ran again for governor in 1974 and lost: when Carter ran for President in 1976, Maddox ran against him as the nominee of the American Independent Party, but got few votes.Maddox was diagnosed with cancer in 1983, and had intestinal surgery not long before he died of pneumonia in an Atlanta hospice