NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1972 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
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| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Overruled | Overruled | Sustained | Sustained | |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| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | |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 | 1,095 | 218 | 877 | 683 | 77.9 | 194 | 22.1 |
| By type of case: | |||||||
| RC cases | 1,007 | 205 | 802 | 618 | 77.1 | 184 | 22.9 |
| RM cases | 58 | 8 | 50 | 43 | 86 | 7 | 14 |
| RD cases | 30 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 88 | 3 | 12 |
| By type of election: | |||||||
| Consent elections | 118 | 31 | 87 | 63 | 72.4 | 24 | 27.6 |
| Stipulated elections | 668 | 131 | 537 | 424 | 79 | 113 | 21 |
| Expedited elections | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 287 | 55 | 232 | 178 | 76.7 | 54 | 23.3 |
| Board-directed elections | 16 | 16 | 14 | 87.5 | 2 | 12.5 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.