NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1970 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Overruled | Overruled | Sustained | Sustained | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | |
| All representation elections | 1,207 | 300 | 907 | 631 | 69.6 | 276 | 30.4 |
| By type of case: RC cases | 1,133 | 282 | 851 | 589 | 69.2 | 262 | 30.8 |
| RM cases | 53 | 10 | 43 | 35 | 81.4 | 8 | 18.6 |
| RD cases | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 6 | 46.2 |
| By type of election: Consent elections | 200 | 52 | 148 | 94 | 63.5 | 54 | 36.5 |
| Stipulated elections | 651 | 187 | 464 | 323 | 69.6 | 141 | 30.4 |
| Expedited elections | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 319 | 56 | 263 | 189 | 71.9 | 74 | 28.1 |
| Board-directed elections | 30 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 76 | 6 | 24 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.