Trenton Stokes
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Trenton Stokes of Arkansas
, in addition to Floyd Parker
, was one of two men who appeared on several state ballots as the Populist Party
nominee for Vice President of the United States
in 1988
. Both men were David Duke's
running mate that year, and their Populist Party ticket polled 47,047 votes, for 0.04 percent of the combined, national popular vote.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, in addition to Floyd Parker
Floyd Parker
Dr. Floyd Parker is a physician from New Mexico. Parker was one of two candidates for Vice President of the United States Trenton Stokes of Arkansas with the Populist Party for the 1988 US presidential election...
, was one of two men who appeared on several state ballots as the Populist Party
Populist Party (United States, 1984)
The Populist Party was a political party in the United States between 1984 and 1996. It was far-right and often white nationalist in its ideology...
nominee for Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
in 1988
United States presidential election, 1988
The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the...
. Both men were David Duke's
David Duke
David Ernest Duke is a former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan an American activist and writer, and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. He was also a former candidate in the Republican presidential primaries in 1992, and in the Democratic presidential primaries in...
running mate that year, and their Populist Party ticket polled 47,047 votes, for 0.04 percent of the combined, national popular vote.