Abstract: Research questions and interesting puzzles continue to emerge from election violence studies. Recently, there have been questions about the role of community leaders, social groups, and influencers in shaping violent elections as opposed to political elites. Other emerging research questions relate to the long-term psychological effects of exposure to election violence. The paper demonstrates how scholars can use methods such as social network analysis, panel experiments, and focus groups to address questions about the causes and effects of election violence. This review proposes these diverse methodological approaches and justifies why they may provide a strong foundation for future research. The complexity of election violence, as well as emerging research questions within the literature, require that the predominantly used approaches be complemented with other promising ones.