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Elections won and lost and participation by labor organizations

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Union federation	Total appearances on ballot — Number	Total appearances on ballot — Valid votes cast	Won — Elections — Number	Won — Elections — Percent of appearances	Won — Valid votes cast — Number	Won — Valid votes cast — Percent of total cast	Lost — Elections — Number	Lost — Elections — Percent of appearances	Lost — Valid votes cast — Number	Lost — Valid votes cast — Percent of total cast
Unions affiliated with A. F. of L. (AFL)	450	46,331	262	58.2	32,438	70	188	41.8	13,893	30
Unions affiliated with C. I. O. (CIO)	487	75,312	260	53.4	54,441	72.3	227	46.6	20,871	27.7
Unaffiliated national unions	67	6,424	21	31.3	3,781	58.9	46	68.7	2,643	41.1
Unaffiliated local unions	61	9,965	31	50.8	4,138	41.5	30	49.2	5,827	58.5

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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.