NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Overruled | Overruled | Sustained | Sustained | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent of total ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | ||||
| All representation elections | 277 | 50 | 227 | 194 | 85.5 | 33 | 14.5 |
| By type of case | |||||||
| RC cases | 260 | 47 | 213 | 180 | 84.5 | 33 | 15.5 |
| RM cases | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 0 | |
| RD cases | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 0 | |
| By type of election | |||||||
| Consent elections | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 100 | 0 | |
| Stipulated elections | 178 | 31 | 147 | 121 | 82.3 | 26 | 17.7 |
| Expedited elections | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Regional director-directed elections | 86 | 15 | 71 | 64 | 90.1 | 7 | 9.9 |
| Board-directed elections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.