# Harvey Gantt Harvey Gantt is an architect and former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, who was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate against [[Jesse Helms]] in 1990 and again in 1996, losing both times. He is on the map as the target of the [[Hands Ad]], the commercial Helms aired in the final days of the 1990 race. > [!note] Stub > This is a short entry that hasn't been fully written yet. ## See Also - [[Hands Ad]] - [[Jesse Helms]]