NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1981 › Types of elections resulting in certification in cases closed
| Type of election | Type of election | Type of election | Type of election | Type of election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of case | Total | Consent | Stipulated | Board-directed | Regional director-directed | Expedited elections under 8(b)(7)(C) |
| All types, total - Elections | 7,659 | 301 | 5,834 | 27 | 1,479 | 17 |
| All types, total - Eligible voters | 455,678 | 7,314 | 343,362 | 2,675 | 101,848 | 479 |
| All types, total - Valid votes | 396,551 | 6,303 | 300,615 | 2,259 | 86,940 | 434 |
| RC cases - Elections | 6,439 | 233 | 4,952 | 18 | 1,233 | 3 |
| RC cases - Eligible voters | 395,573 | 5,623 | 298,696 | 1,941 | 89,117 | 196 |
| RC cases - Valid votes | 346,523 | 4,839 | 263,016 | 1,621 | 76,876 | 171 |
| RM cases - Elections | 217 | 11 | 153 | 0 | 39 | 14 |
| RM cases - Eligible voters | 8,264 | 191 | 5,351 | 0 | 2,439 | 283 |
| RM cases - Valid votes | 6,380 | 172 | 4,201 | 0 | 1,744 | 263 |
| RD cases - Elections | 856 | 33 | 672 | 1 | 150 | 0 |
| RD cases - Eligible voters | 45,406 | 625 | 36,472 | 517 | 7,792 | 0 |
| RD cases - Valid votes | 39,254 | 523 | 31,783 | 451 | 6,497 | 0 |
| UD cases - Elections | 147 | 24 | 58 | 8 | 57 | |
| UD cases - Eligible voters | 6,435 | 875 | 2,843 | 217 | 2,500 | |
| UD cases - Valid votes | 4,394 | 769 | 1,615 | 187 | 1,823 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.