NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1969 › Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled upon
Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled upon
| Category | Total elections | Objections only | Objections only | Challenges only | Challenges only | Objections and challenges | Objections and challenges | Total objections | Total objections | Total challenges | Total challenges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Total elections | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| All representation elections | 8,416 | 819 | 9.7 | 304 | 3.6 | 182 | 2.2 | 1,001 | 11.9 | 486 | 5.8 |
| By type of case (section header) | |||||||||||
| In RC cases | 7,727 | 770 | 10 | 285 | 3.7 | 169 | 2.2 | 939 | 12.2 | 454 | 5.9 |
| In RM cases | 391 | 31 | 7.9 | 12 | 3.1 | 11 | 2.8 | 42 | 10.7 | 23 | 5.9 |
| In RD cases | 298 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 3 |
| By type of election (section header) | |||||||||||
| Consent elections | 2,336 | 118 | 5.1 | 74 | 3.2 | 33 | 1.4 | 151 | 6.5 | 107 | 4.6 |
| Stipulated elections | 4,330 | 411 | 9.5 | 152 | 3.5 | 86 | 2 | 497 | 11.5 | 238 | 5.5 |
| Expedited elections | 28 | 4 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.3 | 0 | |||
| Regional director-directed elections | 1,637 | 273 | 16.7 | 75 | 4.6 | 59 | 3.6 | 332 | 20.3 | 134 | 8.2 |
| Board-directed elections | 85 | 13 | 15.3 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.7 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 8.2 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.