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Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled on

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	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	8,531	826	9.7	239	2.8	230	2.7	1,056	12.4	469	5.5
By case type — In RC cases	7,332	740	10.1	204	2.8	212	2.9	952	13	416	5.7
By case type — In RM cases	280	14	5	18	6.4	4	1.4	18	6.4	22	7.9
By case type — In RD cases	919	72	7.8	17	1.8	14	1.5	86	9.4	31	3.4
By election type — Consent elections	412	18	4.4	1	0.2	6	1.5	24	5.8	7	1.7
By election type — Stipulated elections	6,445	583	9	156	2.4	160	2.5	743	11.5	316	4.9
By election type — Expedited elections	33	5	15.2	0	0	0	0	5	15.2	0	0
By election type — Regional director-directed elections	1,583	213	13.5	82	5.2	60	3.8	273	17.2	142	9
By election type — Board-directed elections	58	7	12.1	0	0	4	6.9	11	19	4	6.9

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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.