NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1978 › 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
| All representation elections | 8,464 | 697 | 8.2 | 302 | 3.5 | 159 | 1.8 | 856 | 10 1 | 461 | 5 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By type of case | |||||||||||
| In RC cases | 7,311 | 626 | 8.5 | 263 | 3 5 | 141 | 1 9 | 767 | 10.4 | 404 | 5 5 |
| In RM cases | 270 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 8 | 24 | 8.8 | 19 | 7 . 0 |
| In RD cases | 820 | 52 | 6.3 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1.5 | 65 | 7.9 | 38 | 4 6 |
| By type of election | |||||||||||
| Consent elections | 646 | 11 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.5 |
| Stipulated elections | 6,314 | 482 | 7.6 | 219 | 3.4 | 125 | 1.9 | 607 | 9.6 | 344 | 5.4 |
| Expedited elections | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 1,439 | 187 | 12 9 | 72 | 5 | 30 | 2 0 | 217 | 15 | 102 | 7 |
| Board-directed elections | 46 | 17 | 36.9 | 1 | 2.1 | 4 | 8 6 | 21 | 45 6 | 5 | 108 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.