NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1973 › Geographic distribution of representation elections held in cases closed
| Division and State | Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — Total | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — AFL-CIO | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — Teamsters | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — Other national | Number of elections in which representation rights won by unions — Other local | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast for unions — Total | Valid votes cast for unions — AFL-CIO | Valid votes cast for unions — Teamsters | Valid votes cast for unions — Other national | Valid votes cast for unions — Other local | Total votes for no union | Eligible employees in units choosing representation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 39 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2,037 | 1,898 | 798 | 665 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 1,100 | 348 |
| New Hampshire | 36 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1,080 | 944 | 427 | 331 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 |
| Vermont | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| Massachusetts | 263 | 131 | 61 | 59 | 5 | 9 | 129 | 15,113 | 13,628 | 5,331 | 3,647 | 1,250 | 76 | 348 | 7,597 | 4,852 |
| Rhode Island | 30 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1,319 | 1,312 | 529 | 485 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 478 |
| Connecticut | 105 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 2,446 | 1,628 | 400 | 164 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,397 |
| New England — Division total | 479 | 229 | 110 | 86 | 7 | 16 | 251 | 26,241 | 23,593 | 9,916 | 6,761 | 1,929 | 440 | 1,016 | 13,847 | 8,113 |
| New York | 485 | 273 | 145 | 84 | 33 | 27 | 212 | 24,434 | 20,074 | 11,567 | 5,776 | 2,239 | 1,977 | 521 | 5,706 | 11,170 |
| New Jersey | 364 | 190 | 80 | 63 | 29 | 18 | 174 | 14,245 | 12,617 | 6,617 | 2,871 | 2,239 | 971 | 536 | 0 | 5,074 |
| Pennsylvania | 582 | 258 | 163 | 58 | 20 | 17 | 324 | 33,373 | 30,662 | 14,565 | 9,946 | 1,899 | 9,031 | 2,838 | 1,103 | 13,205 |
| Middle Atlantic — Division total | 1,431 | 741 | 393 | 220 | 53 | 53 | 690 | 72,052 | 64,205 | 33,206 | 20,033 | 11,968 | 11,968 | 4,619 | 30,809 | 29,444 |
| Ohio | 626 | 342 | 191 | 112 | 25 | 14 | 284 | 30,031 | 27,235 | 12,987 | 7,997 | 1,860 | 1,672 | 1,058 | 1,774 | 12,939 |
| Indiana | 315 | 171 | 88 | 62 | 11 | 10 | 143 | 24,917 | 21,991 | 9,168 | 4,417 | 1,672 | 1,924 | 1,058 | 12,823 | 9,440 |
| Illinois | 407 | 204 | 107 | 60 | 11 | 26 | 203 | 24,201 | 21,461 | 9,160 | 4,437 | 2,164 | 1,014 | 1,545 | 12,301 | 10,148 |
| East North Central — Division total | 2,151 | 1,120 | 568 | 372 | 133 | 47 | 1,031 | 112,728 | 100,065 | 50,974 | 26,480 | 9,145 | 11,932 | 3,437 | 49,089 | 45,853 |
| West North Central — Division total | 827 | 430 | 229 | 169 | 12 | 20 | 397 | 32,977 | 29,435 | 14,389 | 8,492 | 4,458 | 1,260 | 469 | 14,846 | 15,510 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.