The following are lists of candidates in the
2004 U.S. presidential election
The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The Republican ticket of incumbent President George W. Bush and his running mate incumbent Vice President Dick Chene ...
. Candidates who were not on any state ballots, withdrew from the race, suspended their presidential campaign, or failed to earn their party's nomination are listed separately.
Party nominees
All candidates in the table below were
on the ballot in multiple states. Those who were on the ballot in enough states to win a majority in the
U.S. Electoral College
The United States Electoral College is the group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of appointing the president and vice president. Each state and the District of Columbia appo ...
are marked in bold. Candidates who were on the ballot in no more than one state are listed in the next section.
Ballot access
The two major parties in the United States are the Democratic and the Republican parties which are on the ballot in all fifty States and the
District of Columbia.
The table below shows which third-party candidates were able to gain ballot access in each State. In some States, these candidates were on the ballot as independents, or on the ballot lines of different parties (for example, in Michigan the
Socialist Party USA candidate received the
Natural Law Party
The Natural Law Party (NLP) is a transnational party founded in 1992 on "the principles of Transcendental Meditation", the laws of nature, and their application to all levels of government. At its peak, it was active in up to 74 countries; it con ...
's ballot line.)
The
Socialist Workers Party's official ticket could not be listed on the ballot in some states because Calero and Hawkins were both ineligible to be President, as Calero was not a native-born citizen and Hawkins was too young. In such states the party used their 2000 ticket of
James Harris and
Margaret Trowe
Margaret Trowe (born 1948) is an American politician and women's rights activist. She was the 2000 United States vice presidential candidate for the Socialist Workers Party; she also appeared as their VP candidate in 2004 in those states where of ...
(JH).
The
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the United States known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages and as an integral part of the temperance movement. It is the oldest existing third party ...
suffered a schism in 2003. Long-time Presidential candidate
Earl Dodge
Earl Farwell Dodge Jr. (December 24, 1932 – November 7, 2007) was an American politician who served as the Prohibition Party's chairman and presidential candidate from the 1984 to 2000 presidential elections and later ran with the nominatio ...
was the nominee of one faction, while
Gene Amondson
Gene C. Amondson (October 15, 1943 – July 20, 2009) was a painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist, who was the 2004 US presidential nominee for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of the unified par ...
was the nominee of the other. Both factions were on the ballot in Colorado, with only Amondson on the ballot in Louisiana.
;Candidates who had enough potential electoral votes to win the presidency
;Other third party candidates
;Other candidates
The tickets below were on the ballot in no more than one state. Those who appeared on a single state's ballot are in bold, all others were write-in candidates. Those without party labels were
independents. Some did not have vice-presidential candidates.
*A. J. Albritton (American Republican Party—Mississippi)
*Sterling Allan (Providential Party—Utah)
*Stanford E. "Andy" Andress/Irene M. Deasy (Colorado)
*Lawson M. Bone (Tennessee)
*Kenneth M. Bonnell (Mississippi)
*Robert A. Boyle II (Maryland)
*Harry Braun (Arizona)
*Theodis "Ted" Brown, Sr. (Missouri)
*Michael Massa/Ned Stanley (Chaminade Party-Missouri)
*Fred Cook (Georgia)
*Eric J. Davis (Michigan)
*Robert DiGiulio (Children's Party—Vermont)
*Bob Dorn (Washington)
*Lonnie D. Frank (California)
Ronald "John Galt Jr." Gascon(Pennsylvania)
*Jack Grimes (United Fascist Union—Pennsylvania)
*Michael Halpin (New York)
*Thomas Harens/Jennifer Ryan (Christian Freedom Party—Minnesota)
*Larry D. Hines (Texas)
*Georgia Hough (Georgia)
*
Charles Jay/
Marilyn Chambers
Marilyn Ann Taylor (née Briggs; April 22, 1952 – April 12, 2009), known professionally as Marilyn Chambers, was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress, singer and vice-presidential candidate. She was known fo ...
(
Personal Choice—Utah)
*Keith Judd (Massachusetts)
*Darren E. Karr (Party X—Oregon)
*Samuel Keegan (Rhode Island)
*John Joseph Kennedy (Georgia)
*
Tom Laughlin
Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist.
Laughlin was best known for his series of ''Billy Jack'' films. He was married to actress De ...
*Joseph Martyniuk Jr. (Illinois)
*David Mevis (Mississippi)
*Muadin (E-Democratic Party—Massachusetts)
*
Leonard Peltier/
Janice Jordan (
Peace and Freedom—California)
*Jeffrey Peters (We the People Party—New Hampshire)
*Andrew M. Rotramel (Texas)
*Joseph "Average Joe" Schriner (Ohio)
*Dennis P. Slatton (United America Party—North Carolina)
*Dan Snow (Texas)
*Brian B. Springfield (Virginia)
*Diane Templin (American Party—California)
*Lawrence Rey Topham (Utah)
*Lemuel Tucker (Michigan)
*Da Vid (Light Party—California)
*Tom Wells (Family Values Party—Florida)
*A. J. Wildman (Virginia)
Although
Guam has no votes in the Electoral College, they have held a straw poll for their presidential preferences since 1980. In 2004, the results were Bush 21,490 (64.1%), Kerry 11,781 (35.1%), Nader 196 (0.58%) and Badnarik 67 (0.2%).
Primary and convention candidates
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Blake Ashby (
Republican)
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Katherine Bateman (
Democratic
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Sheila Bilyeu (
Green)
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Dick Bosa (
Republican)
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Carol Moseley Braun (
Democratic
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Harry Braun (
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John Buchanan (
Republican)
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Michael Callis (
Republican)
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Peter Camejo (
Green)
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Willie Carter (
Democratic
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Jeanne Chebib (
Democratic
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Eric Chester
Eric Thomas Chester is an American author, socialist political activist, and former economics professor.
Early life
Born in New York City, he is the son of Harry (an economist on the research staff of the United Auto Workers) and Alice (a p ...
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Socialist)
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Wesley Clark (
Democratic
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Randy Crow (
Democratic
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Howard Dean (
Democratic
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Jeffrey Diket (
Libertarian
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Gerry Dokka (
Democratic
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Don Doumakes (
Socialist)
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John Edwards (
Democratic
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John A. Estrada (
Democratic
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Richard Gephardt (
Democratic
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Mildred Glover (
Democratic
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)
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Paul Glover (
Green)
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George Gostigian (
Republican)
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Bob Graham
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(
Democratic
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)
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Robert Haines (
Republican)
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Vincent Hamm (
Democratic
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Mark Harnes (
Republican)
*Mildred Howard (
Republican)
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Caroline Killeen (
Democratic
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Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for ...
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Democratic
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)
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Lyndon LaRouche (
Democratic
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)
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Tom Laughlin
Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist.
Laughlin was best known for his series of ''Billy Jack'' films. He was married to actress De ...
(
Republican)
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Randy Lee (
Democratic
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Joe Lieberman (
Democratic
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Robert Linnell (
Democratic
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Bill McGaughey (
Democratic
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Kent Mesplay (
Green)
*Carol Miller (
Green)
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Gary Nolan (
Libertarian
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Cornelius O'Connor (
Republican)
*Edward O'Donnell (
Democratic
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Fern Penna (
Democratic
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Rubén Pérez
Rubén Pérez Moreno (born 30 October 1981 in Zaldibar, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country) is a Spanish Basque people, Basque professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTour team .
His only victory has been a ...
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Libertarian
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John Rigazio (
Republican)
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Aaron Russo
Aaron Russo (February 14, 1943 – August 24, 2007) was an American entertainment businessman, film producer and director, and political activist. He was best known for producing movies including ''Trading Places'', '' Wise Guys'', and '' The Ro ...
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Libertarian
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Lorna Salzman
Lorna Salzman ( née Lorna Jackson, born 1935) is an American environmental activist, writer, lecturer, and community organizer. She was a candidate for the 2004 presidential nomination of the Green Party of the United States.
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Green)
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Al Sharpton (
Democratic
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Vermin Supreme
Vermin Love Supreme (born 1960 or 1961) is an American performance artist and activist who has run as a candidate in various local, state, and national elections in the United States. He served as a member of the Libertarian Party's judicial co ...
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Democratic
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)
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Leonard Talbow (
Democratic
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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)
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Jim Taylor. (
Republican)
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Florence Walker (
Democratic
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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)
*
Lisa Weltman (
Socialist)
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Lucian Wojciechowski (
Democratic
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)
*Bill Wyatt (
Republican)
See also
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References
External links
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