When Deniers Run the Count

How candidates who reject past results and seek control of election offices reshape the institutions that certify votes and decide close contests.

Optimized for books about Understand how election-denying candidates and partisan control of election administration threaten democratic institutions and affect upcoming national races..

6 books. Added July 22, 2026.

  1. Ballot BattlesEdward Foley, Edward B. FoleyBallot Battles traces historical contested elections and legal fights, grounding how narrow disputes become systemic...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
  2. Mad HouseAnnie Karni, Luke BroadwaterMad House explains congressional polarization and factional tactics that interact with state-level election outcomes to...Shelf signal: Congress & Legislatures
  3. 2024Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager2024 provides recent, reporting-driven context on how presidential-era tactics and challenges to institutions...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
  4. White Rural RageTom Schaller, Paul WaldmanWhite Rural Rage analyzes political realignment and rural voting patterns that help explain Arizona primary results and...Shelf signal: Political Commentary
  5. Tyranny of the MinoritySteven Levitsky, Daniel ZiblattTyranny of the Minority offers a structural account of institutional rules that allow small factions to exert outsized...Shelf signal: National Government
  6. The Rural VoterNicholas F. Jacobs, Daniel SheaThe Rural Voter examines the rural-urban divide and local political dynamics crucial to understanding Arizona's...Shelf signal: Political Parties