NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1976 › 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 | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted | Elections conducted |
| Type of election | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Resulting in a rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Resulting in a rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Resulting in a rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Resulting in a rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification |
| All types | 8,899 | 60 | 201 | 8,638 | 7,882 | 56 | 188 | 7,738 | 300 | 1 | 8 | 291 | 617 | 1 | 5 | 611 |
| Rerun required | 151 | 142 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 50 | 46 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Consent elections | 903 | 2 | 19 | 882 | 797 | 2 | 18 | 777 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 78 | 78 | |||
| Rerun required | 17 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Stipulated elections | 6,228 | 44 | 127 | 6,057 | 5,591 | 42 | 119 | 5,430 | 183 | 4 | 179 | 454 | 1 | 4 | 449 | |
| Rerun required | 98 | 87 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 34 | 32 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Regional director-directed | 1,614 | 13 | 48 | 1,554 | 1,474 | 12 | 45 | 1,417 | 58 | 2 | 56 | 82 | 1 | 81 | ||
| Rerun required | 35 | 33 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 13 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Board-directed | 125 | 2 | 6 | 117 | 116 | 6 | 108 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Expedited (Sec. 8(b)(7)(C)) | 29 | 1 | 28 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.