Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_74 (number_of_votes VARCHAR, share_of_votes VARCHAR, candidate VARCHAR, election VARCHAR)
Question: What is the number of the votes of the election before 2004 with edward mahama as the candidate with 3.0% share of votes?
Answer: SELECT number_of_votes FROM table_name_74 WHERE candidate = "edward mahama" AND election < 2004 AND share_of_votes = "3.0%"