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Gene Amondson was the 2004 United States presidential candidate for one
faction of the Prohibition Party. The other faction had nominated perennial
candidate Earl Dodge. Both candidates were on the ballot in Colorado, so the
race between the two was seen by some as way of determining which faction
will lead the party in the future. Amondson won this contest, collecting
1896 (1512 of those were from Louisiana) votes compared to Dodge's 140.
Unsurprisingly, Amondson placed well behind both major candidates (George W.
Bush received 1.1 million votes, and John Kerry received over 1 million
votes). He placed eighth in a slate of 12 presidential candidates on
Colorado's ballot (Dodge placed last, even though it was his home state).
Amondson's third place finish in four Louisiana parishes was the first time
since 1960 that the Prohibition Party candidate for President outpolled all
other minor party candidates for President in any county. |
