- 41 parties (or designations) running candidates for the Presidency
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| Name | Electoral Vote | Popular Vote | Party(ies) | Ballot Access (possible electoral vote) | Total possible electoral vote | printed | write-in | | James Alexander-Pace | | 5 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (15) | 15 |
| Deborah Elaine Allen | | 92 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (34) | 34 |
| Gene Amondson | | 1,944 | 0.00% | Concerns of People, Prohibition | 2 (18) | | 18 |
| Stanford E. "Andy" Andress | | 804 | 0.00% | Unaffiliated | 1 (9) | | 9 |
| Michael Badnarik | | 397,265 | 0.32% | Libertarian, Independent, Write-In, other-party candidate | 49 (527) | 1 (4) | 531 |
| Lawson Mitchell Bone | | 12 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 7 (71) | 71 |
| Robert Abraham Boyle, II | | 1 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (10) | 10 |
| JoAnn Breivogel | | 1 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (21) | 21 |
| Theodis "Ted" Brown, Sr. | | 4 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (10) | 10 |
| Walter F. Brown | | 10,822 | 0.01% | Socialist, Natural Law, Write-In, Protecting Working Families, Independent, United Citizens | 8 (98) | 9 (109) | 207 |
| President George W. Bush | 286 | 62,028,285 | 50.70% | Republican, Conservative | 51 (538) | | 538 |
| David C. Byrne | | 7 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (15) | 15 |
| Roger Calero | | 3,689 | 0.00% | Write-In, Socialist Workers, By Petition, Independent | 5 (64) | 1 (7) | 71 |
| Peter M. Camejo | | 115 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (21) | 21 |
| Robert M. Christensen | | 1 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (21) | 21 |
| Wesley Clark | | 14 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| David Keith Cobb | | 119,859 | 0.10% | Green, Write-In, Green Independent, Independent | 28 (286) | 14 (201) | 487 |
| David Cook | | 2 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (21) | 21 |
| Howard Dean | | 42 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| Earl Farwell Dodge | | 140 | 0.00% | Prohibition | 1 (9) | | 9 |
| Richard A. Duncan | | 17 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (20) | 20 |
| John Edwards | 1 | 5 | 0.00% | Democrat, Write-In | 1 (10) | 1 (4) | 14 |
| Andrew J. Falk | | 219 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (34) | 34 |
| Joy Elaina Graham-Pendergast | | 1 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (10) | 10 |
| Robert Edward Haines | | 0 | | Write-In | | 1 (5) | 5 |
| Michael Halpin | | 4 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (31) | 31 |
| Thomas J. Harens | | 2,387 | 0.00% | Christian Freedom | 1 (10) | | 10 |
| James Harris | | 7,433 | 0.01% | Socialist Workers, Independent, Write-In | 9 (87) | 1 (20) | 107 |
| Jackie Hayward | | 0 | | Write-In | | 1 (5) | 5 |
| Anthony Jabin | | 1 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (55) | 55 |
| Charles Jay | | 946 | 0.00% | Personal Choice | 1 (5) | | 5 |
| Keith Russell Judd | | 0 | | Write-In | | 3 (14) | 14 |
| John Joseph Kennedy | | 1,000 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 13 (216) | 216 |
| Senator John Kerry | 251 | 59,028,109 | 48.25% | Democrat, Working Families | 51 (538) | | 538 |
| Dennis Kucinich | | 8 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| David Dale Larson | | 0 | | Write-In | | 1 (5) | 5 |
| John McCain | | 357 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| Reverend Merepeace-msmere | | 1 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| Ralph Nader | | 465,149 | 0.38% | Populist, Independent, Write-In, Reform, No Party Designation, By Petition, The Better Life, No Party Affiliation, Independence, Peace and Justice, Unaffiliated | 35 (278) | 12 (222) | 500 |
| James Alexander Pace | | 8 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (55) | 55 |
| John Thompson Parker | | 1,646 | 0.00% | Write-In, Workers World, Liberty Union | 3 (18) | 2 (75) | 93 |
| Leonard Peltier | | 27,607 | 0.02% | Peace and Freedom | 1 (55) | | 55 |
| Michael Anthony Peroutka | | 143,630 | 0.12% | Alaska Independence, Independent, Constitution, American Independent, American Constitution, Concerned Citizens, Write-In, United States Taxpayers, Nebraska, Independent American, other-party candidate | 36 (353) | 6 (110) | 463 |
| Wesley Powell | | 14 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| Debra Joyce Renderos | | 2 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (10) | 10 |
| Joe Schriner | | 142 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 4 (39) | 39 |
| Joseph Spence | | 1 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (13) | 13 |
| Lawrence Rey Topham | | 2 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (5) | 5 |
| Tom Trancredo | | 26 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (15) | 15 |
| Margaret Trowe | | 1 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (21) | 21 |
| Bill Van Auken | | 1,857 | 0.00% | Socialist Equality, By Petition, Write-In, Independent | 5 (52) | 2 (37) | 89 |
| Ernest Viag | | 4 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (21) | 21 |
| Nancy Warrick | | 0 | | Write-In | | 2 (9) | 9 |
| Martin Wishnatsky | | 11 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 2 (13) | 13 |
| Thomas F. Zych | | 11 | 0.00% | Write-In | | 1 (20) | 20 |
| All others | | 7,028 | 0.01% | --scatter-- | | 1 (12) | 12 |
| Blank, Void, Scattering | | 57,230 | 0.05% | --scatter-- | | 1 (31) | 31 |
| Misc. | | 8,956 | 0.01% | --scatter-- | | 1 (7) | 7 |
| None Of These Candidates | | 3,688 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (5) | 5 |
| Other Write-Ins | | 2,440 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (10) | 10 |
| Others | | 4 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| Presidential Write-Ins | | 480 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (3) | 3 |
| Scatter | | 538 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| Scattered | | 1,170 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (21) | 21 |
| Scattering | | 2,986 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (10) | 10 |
| WRITE-IN | | 845 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (4) | 4 |
| Write Ins | | 2,952 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (13) | 13 |
| Write in, if any | | 506 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (3) | 3 |
| Write-In Votes | | 1,094 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (7) | 7 |
| Write-In | | 931 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (5) | 5 |
| Write-in (Miscellaneous) | | 4,209 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 3 (22) | 22 |
| Write-in Votes | | 957 | 0.00% | --scatter-- | | 1 (3) | 3 |
| Totals | 538 | 122,339,717 | 100.0% |   | | | 538 |
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