Books about U.S. Presidential Elections (nonfiction)
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Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
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John Heilemann
4.13 avg rating — 22,715 ratings 
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Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
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John Ferling
3.97 avg rating — 2,694 ratings 10. 
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
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Edmund Morris
4.23 avg rating — 59,130 ratings 
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A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign
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Edward J. Larson
3.85 avg rating — 1,025 ratings 13. 
1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs -- The Election that Changed the Country
by:
James Chace
3.79 avg rating — 764 ratings 14. 
Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876
by:
Roy Morris Jr.
3.67 avg rating — 522 ratings 15. 
The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory
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David Plouffe
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,829 ratings 
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1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies
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David Pietrusza
4.14 avg rating — 720 ratings 18. 
1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America
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David Pietrusza
4.08 avg rating — 309 ratings 
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America in Search of Itself: The Making of the President 1956-1980 4.03 avg rating — 146 ratings
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Four Hats in the Ring: The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics
by:
Lewis L. Gould
3.70 avg rating — 76 ratings 23. 
The Deep Rig: How Election Fraud Cost Donald J. Trump the White House, By a Man Who did not Vote for Him
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Patrick M. Byrne
4.51 avg rating — 433 ratings 24. 
Losers: The Road to Everyplace but the White House
by:
Michael Lewis
3.88 avg rating — 1,012 ratings 
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Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World
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Charles Peters
3.80 avg rating — 118 ratings 27. 
Minority Victory: Gilded Age Politics and the Front Porch Campaign of 1888 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings
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The Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the Election of 1828 3.69 avg rating — 406 ratings
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By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876
by:
Michael F. Holt
3.59 avg rating — 49 ratings 31. 
An Introduction to the Presidential Trend: A Concise Narrative of One of the Largest Political Trends
by:
Tony Fairfax
3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings 32. 
Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America
by:
Craig Shirley
4.32 avg rating — 222 ratings 32. 
The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election
by:
Dan Balz
3.91 avg rating — 656 ratings 34. 
Lincoln's Pathfinder: John C. Frémont and the Violent Election of 1856
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John Bicknell
3.70 avg rating — 66 ratings 
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The First Presidential Contest: 1796 and the Founding of American Democracy 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics 4.41 avg rating — 2,637 ratings
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The Plot to Hack America: How Putin's Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election
by:
Malcolm W. Nance
4.08 avg rating — 1,862 ratings 39. 
Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
by:
Katy Tur
3.96 avg rating — 17,465 ratings 
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Jefferson's Second Revolution: The Election Crisis of 1800 and the Triumph of Republicanism
by:
Susan Dunn
4.10 avg rating — 84 ratings 42. 
Election 2004: How Bush Won and What You Can Expect in the Future
by:
Evan Thomas
3.74 avg rating — 77 ratings 43. 
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Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield 4.14 avg rating — 2,939 ratings
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Camelot's End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party
by:
Jon Ward
4.02 avg rating — 839 ratings 47. 
Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election
by:
Jeffrey Toobin
3.94 avg rating — 785 ratings 47. 
Reagan's Victory: The Presidential Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right
by:
Andrew E. Busch
3.31 avg rating — 32 ratings 47. 
The Deadlocked Election of 1800: Jefferson, Burr, and the Union in the Balance 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought on the Civil War 3.98 avg rating — 385 ratings
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Vindicating Andrew Jackson: The 1828 Election and the Rise of the Two-Party System
by:
Donald B. Cole
3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings 53. 
The Real Making of the President: Kennedy, Nixon, and the 1960 Election
by:
W.J. Rorabaugh
3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings 54. 
Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States
by:
Edward B. Foley
4.12 avg rating — 33 ratings 55. 
Obama Won, but Romney Almost Was President: How the Democrats Targeted Electoral College Votes to Win the 2012 Presidential Election liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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America 1844: Religious Fervor, Westward Expansion, and the Presidential Election That Transformed a Nation
by:
John Bicknell
3.93 avg rating — 101 ratings 55. 
Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling
by:
Amy Chozick
3.73 avg rating — 2,167 ratings 55. 
The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents 4.16 avg rating — 165 ratings
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Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College
by:
Jesse Wegman
4.26 avg rating — 1,254 ratings 55. 
Bernie Sanders, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Fidel Castro & Other Socialists
by:
Ian Tinny
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 55. 
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Hope, Fear & Elections: How Cultural Cycles Predict Who Wins The White House
by:
Tyler Clark
4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings 55. 
History of American Presidential Elections 1789-2008, 3-Volume Set really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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An American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968
by:
Lewis Chester
4.36 avg rating — 73 ratings 71. 
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Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All
by:
Craig Shirley
4.26 avg rating — 188 ratings 71. 
Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary
by:
Geoffrey Cowan
3.65 avg rating — 182 ratings 
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It Looks Like a President Only Smaller: Trailing Campaign 2000
by:
Joel Achenbach
3.32 avg rating — 28 ratings 76. 
Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus
by:
Matt Taibbi
4.05 avg rating — 3,669 ratings 76. 
Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns that Put Donald Trump in the White House
by:
Donna Brazile
3.56 avg rating — 1,919 ratings 
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The Battle for Florida: An Annotated Compendium of Materials from the 2000 Presidential Election it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Election of 1860 and the Administration of Abraham Lincoln
by:
David J. Frent
2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 
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The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" Changed Presidential Elections Forever
by:
Ronald G. Shafer
3.92 avg rating — 120 ratings 82. 
Realigning America: McKinley, Bryan, and the Remarkable Election of 1896
by:
R. Hal Williams
3.86 avg rating — 44 ratings 85. 
The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters
by:
Karl Rove
3.59 avg rating — 664 ratings 
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Oh, Waiter! One Order of Crow!: Inside the Strangest Presidential Election Finish in American History
by:
Jeff Greenfield
3.68 avg rating — 50 ratings 88. 
Friends in High Places: Our Journey from Little Rock to Washington, D.C.
by:
Webster Hubbell
3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings 88. 
October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan
by:
Gary G. Sick
3.82 avg rating — 77 ratings 90. 
1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler—the Election amid the Storm
by:
Susan Dunn
4.16 avg rating — 300 ratings 91. 
The Votes That Counted: How the Court Decided the 2000 Presidential Election
by:
Howard Gillman
3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings 91. 
The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown
by:
Richard L. Hasen
3.80 avg rating — 83 ratings 
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Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America
by:
Dan Balz
3.77 avg rating — 731 ratings 97. 
Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women
by:
Rebecca Traister
4.18 avg rating — 1,766 ratings 
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Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps
by:
Greg Palast
4.15 avg rating — 222 ratings 100. 
How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians 3.80 avg rating — 1,221 ratings