contested elections
Votes under dispute
Contested elections are electoral outcomes that one or more parties dispute, typically through legal challenges, recounts, or allegations of fraud or irregularities.
The term applies both during the process The contested election dragged on for weeks and historically Bush v. Gore remains America's most famous contested election.
In parliamentary systems, a contested election may also simply mean one with multiple candidates, as opposed to an uncontested race where someone runs unopposed.
- too close to callUndecidable by current count
- civil unrestPublic disturbance by citizens
- recountsNarrates or re-tallies
- hanging chadsIncompletely separated ballot perforations
- swing statesElectorally unpredictable regions
fraud · voter suppression · disenfranchisement · voter rolls · ballot tampering · constitutional provisions · protests · polarization · judicial review · power vacuums · misinformation campaigns · intimidation · poll watchers · gerrymandering · miscounts · mail-in ballots · political instability · legal challenges
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contested electionscoronations
Sovereign installation rites
walkovers · foregone conclusions · acclamations · rigged elections
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