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Introductions & Overviews

Campaigns and the Court: the U.S. Supreme Court in Presidential Elections (O'Neill Library Stacks KF8742 .S747 1999): Selectively draws from party evolution, presidential campaigns, and judicial and constitutional development to tell the story of campaigns and the court.
U.S. Election System (O'Neill Library Stacks JK1976.U217 2004): Part of the Reference Shelf series, this book gives a general overview of various aspects of U.S. elections, such as a history of voting, the electoral college, third party candidates, and campaign finance and fundraising.
U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections: a Biographical and Historical Guide (O'Neill Library Stacks JK528 .H38 1996): Split into two parts it includes an alphabetically arranged biographical directory providing information on those who sought to become president and vice president. Also contains a detailed summary of each presidential election including information on the parties and their platforms, conventions, and primary and election results.