NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1980 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections Ruled upon | Overruled — Number | Overruled — Percent of total ruled upon | Sustained — Number | Sustained — Percent of total ruled upon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All representation elections | 1,281 | 225 | 1,056 | 848 | 80.3 | 208 | 19.7 |
| By case type — RC cases | 1,161 | 209 | 952 | 759 | 79.7 | 193 | 20.3 |
| By case type — RM cases | 20 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 88.9 | 2 | 11.1 |
| By case type — RD cases | 100 | 14 | 86 | 73 | 84.9 | 13 | 15.1 |
| By election type — Consent elections | 29 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 7 | 29.2 |
| By election type — Stipulated elections | 914 | 171 | 743 | 598 | 80.5 | 145 | 19.5 |
| By election type — Expedited elections | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 |
| By election type — Regional director-directed elections | 322 | 49 | 273 | 225 | 82.4 | 48 | 17.6 |
| By election type — Board-directed elections | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 7 | 63.6 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.