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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 32.2 MDJ CERTIFICATION
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                             EXHIBIT 32.2
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                            CERTIFICATION
                PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the
"Report") of AMCON Distributing Company (the "Company") for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2005, I, Michael D. James, Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my
knowledge, that:

    (1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

    (2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Date: May 27, 2005               /s/ Michael D. James
                                 -------------------------
                                 Title: Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer





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