NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1972 › Analysis of elections conducted in representation cases closed
| Type of election | All R elections | All R elections | All R elections | All R elections | RC elections | RC elections | RC elections | RC elections | RM elections | RM elections | RM elections | RM elections | RD elections | RD elections | RD elections | RD elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of election | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Resulting in certification | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Resulting in certification | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Resulting in certification | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Resulting in certification |
| Type of election | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification |
| All types | 9,226 | 83 | 220 | 8,923 | 8,334 | 79 | 209 | 8,046 | 415 | 2 | 7 | 406 | 457 | 2 | 4 | 451 |
| Rerun required | 167 | 152 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 53 | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| Consent elections | 1,829 | 7 | 30 | 1,792 | 1,623 | 6 | 27 | 1,691 | 97 | 1 | 3 | 93 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 108 |
| Rerun required | 21 | 18 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Stipulated elections | 5,388 | 48 | 131 | 5,207 | 4,892 | 44 | 122 | 4,852 | 224 | 0 | 3 | 221 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 269 |
| Rerun required | 97 | 92 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 34 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Regional director-directed | 1,721 | 30 | 54 | 1,647 | 1,553 | 28 | 52 | 1,503 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
| Rerun required | 42 | 41 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Board-directed | 59 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Expedited—see. 8(b)(7)(C) | 29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rerun required | 1 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.