NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1973 › Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled on in cases closed
Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled on in cases closed
| Category | Total elections | Objections only — Number | Objections only — Percent | Challenges only — Number | Challenges only — Percent | Objections and challenges — Number | Objections and challenges — Percent | Total objections — Number | Total objections — Percent | Total challenges — Number | Total challenges — Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All representation elections | 9,660 | 731 | 7.6 | 402 | 4.2 | 177 | 1.8 | 908 | 9.4 | 579 | 6 |
| By type of case — In RC cases | 8,800 | 669 | 7.6 | 363 | 4.1 | 166 | 1.9 | 835 | 9.5 | 529 | 6 |
| By type of case — In RM cases | 401 | 32 | 8 | 22 | 5.5 | 7 | 1.7 | 39 | 9.7 | 29 | 7.2 |
| By type of case — In RD cases | 459 | 30 | 6.5 | 17 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.9 | 34 | 7.4 | 21 | 4.6 |
| By type of election — Consent elections | 1,553 | 59 | 3.8 | 38 | 2.5 | 16 | 1 | 75 | 4.8 | 54 | 3.5 |
| By type of election — Stipulated elections | 6,247 | 442 | 7.1 | 252 | 4 | 118 | 1.9 | 560 | 9 | 370 | 5.9 |
| By type of election — Expedited elections | 38 | 5 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| By type of election — Regional director-directed elections | 1,765 | 216 | 12.2 | 104 | 5.9 | 40 | 2.3 | 256 | 14.5 | 144 | 8.2 |
| By type of election — Board-directed elections | 57 | 9 | 15.8 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 5.3 | 12 | 21.1 | 11 | 19.3 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.