NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1948 › Types of elections conducted
| Type of case | Total elections | Total elections | Consent | Consent | Stipulated | Stipulated | Regional director directed | Regional director directed | Board ordered | Board ordered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All elections, total | 21,277 | 100 | 19,367 | 91 | 720 | 3.4 | 722 | 3.4 | 468 | 2.2 |
| Eligible voters, total | 2,245,734 | 100 | 1,877,674 | 83.6 | 125,506 | 5.6 | 130,667 | 5.8 | 111,827 | 5 |
| Valid votes, total | 1,971,087 | 100 | 1,661,806 | 84.3 | 105,997 | 5.4 | 107,899 | 5.5 | 95,385 | 4.8 |
| NLRA R cases, total | 885 | 100 | 479 | 54.1 | 81 | 9.2 | 11 | 1.2 | 314 | 35.5 |
| NLRA R cases — Eligible voters | 145,506 | 100 | 63,295 | 43.5 | 9,624 | 6.6 | 1,535 | 1.1 | 71,052 | 48.8 |
| NLRA R cases — Valid votes | 124,365 | 100 | 53,436 | 43 | 8,599 | 6.9 | 1,347 | 1.1 | 60,983 | 49 |
| RC cases, total | 2,243 | 100 | 1,566 | 69.8 | 551 | 24.6 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 5.6 |
| RC cases — Eligible voters | 228,034 | 100 | 107,562 | 47 | 82,942 | 36.3 | 38,130 | 16.1 | ||
| RC cases — Valid votes | 200,706 | 100 | 96,411 | 48 | 72,003 | 35.9 | 32,292 | 16.1 | ||
| RM cases, total | 94 | 100 | 74 | 78.7 | 5 | 5.3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| RD cases, total | 97 | 100 | 71 | 73.2 | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.7 |
| UA cases, total | 17,958 | 100 | 17,177 | 95.6 | 69 | 0.4 | 711 | 4 | 1 | |
| UA cases — Eligible voters | 1,852,333 | 100 | 1,696,517 | 91.6 | 26,683 | 1.4 | 129,132 | 7 | 1 | |
| UA cases — Valid votes | 1,629,330 | 100 | 1,502,694 | 92.2 | 20,083 | 1.2 | 106,552 | 6.5 | 1 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.