Hugh Alton Carter Sr. (August 13, 1920 – June 24, 1999) was an American politician and businessman from Georgia.

Born in Plains, Georgia, Carter served in World War II as a United States Army lieutenant seeing combat in Europe.

[1] Carter graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University, during a time when it was a two-year college, then from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in industrial engineering, and followed by an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Peanut farmer Malcolm "Chicken" Wishard, was backed by Hugh Carter's aggrieved aunt Lillian and cousin Billy.

However, Wishard's campaign slogan "Help the Chicken take the Worm", failed to inspire voters, and Carter was re-elected to another term in the State Senate.