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Number of elections participated in, won, and lost

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Type of union	Elections in which union participated — Number	Elections in which union participated — Valid votes cast	Elections won — Number	Elections won — Percent of total in which union participated	Elections won — Valid votes cast — Number	Elections won — Valid votes cast — Percent of total cast	Elections lost — Number	Elections lost — Percent of total in which union participated	Elections lost — Valid votes cast — Number	Elections lost — Valid votes cast — Percent of total cast
A. F. of L. affiliates (AFL)	734	343,439	386	52.59	70,700	20.59	348	47.41	272,739	79.41
C. I. O. affiliates (CIO)	692	447,236	407	58.82	313,852	70.18	285	41.18	133,384	29.82
Unaffiliated national unions	115	37,043	45	39.13	9,499	25.64	70	60.87	27,544	74.36
Unaffiliated local unions	134	93,170	83	61.94	63,697	68.37	51	38.06	29,473	31.63

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Source page 36 of NLRB FY1940 annual report — Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1940, p. 36.

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