CREATE TABLE table_name_74 (number_of_votes VARCHAR(255), share_of_votes VARCHAR(255), candidate VARCHAR(255), election VARCHAR(255))
What is the number of the votes of the election before 2004 with edward mahama as the candidate with 3.0% share of votes?
    
SQL: SELECT number_of_votes FROM table_name_74 WHERE candidate = "edward mahama" AND election < 2004 AND share_of_votes = "3.0%"