NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1970 › Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled upon in cases closed
Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled upon in cases closed
| Total elections | Objections only | Objections only | Challenges only | Challenges only | Objections and challenges | Objections and challenges | Total objections | Total objections | Total challenges | Total challenges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total elections | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All representation elections | 8,437 | 760 | 9 | 251 | 3 | 147 | 1.7 | 907 | 10.8 | 398 | 4.7 |
| By type of case: In RC cases | 7,774 | 710 | 9.1 | 226 | 2.9 | 141 | 1.8 | 851 | 10.9 | 367 | 4.7 |
| In RM cases | 356 | 39 | 11 | 19 | 5.3 | 4 | 1.1 | 43 | 12.1 | 23 | 6.5 |
| In RD cases | 307 | 11 | 3.6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 13 | 4.2 | 8 | 2.6 |
| By type of election: Consent elections | 2,217 | 127 | 5.7 | 45 | 2 | 21 | 0.9 | 148 | 6.7 | 66 | 3 |
| Stipulated elections | 4,512 | 382 | 8.5 | 125 | 2.8 | 82 | 1.8 | 464 | 10.3 | 207 | 4.6 |
| Expedited elections | 31 | 7 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22.6 | 0 | |||
| Regional director-directed elections | 1,572 | 222 | 14.1 | 75 | 4.8 | 41 | 2.6 | 263 | 16.7 | 116 | 7.4 |
| Board-directed elections | 105 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 5.7 | 3 | 2.9 | 25 | 23.8 | 9 | 8.6 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.