NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1959 › Collective-bargaining elections — by division and state
| Division and State 1 | Total | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by: | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by: | In which no representative was chosen | Employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast for — | Valid votes cast for — | Valid votes cast for — | Employees in units representation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL-CIO affiliates | Unaffiliated unions | AFL-CIO affiliates | Unaffiliated unions | No union | ||||||
| Total | 5,428 | 2,302 | 1,108 | 2,018 | 430,033 | 385,794 | 177,351 | 70,516 | 137,927 | 257,028 |
| New England | 305 | 130 | 70 | 115 | 28,663 | 26,299 | 11,821 | 3,803 | 10,674 | 14,689 |
| Maine | ||||||||||
| Middle Atlantic | 979 | 419 | 233 | 327 | 82,056 | 74,004 | 33,968 | 19,713 | 18,413 | 20,927 |
| New York | 428 | 190 | 105 | 143 | 38,238 | 34,092 | 16,106 | 10,457 | 7,309 | 20,148 |
| Additional Middle Atlantic states (NJ, PA) | ||||||||||
| East North Central | 1,211 | 540 | 238 | 433 | 110,821 | 99,646 | 48,874 | 14,084 | 36,588 | 62,961 |
| Additional East North Central states (OH, IN, IL, MI, WI) | ||||||||||
| West North Central | 557 | 215 | 134 | 208 | 26,016 | 22,076 | 10,021 | 4,815 | 8,240 | 16,206 |
| Additional West North Central states (MN, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS, IA) |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.