NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1981 › Analysis of elections conducted in representation cases closed
| All R elections | All R elections | All R elections | All R elections | RC elections | RC elections | RC elections | RC elections | RM elections | RM elections | RM elections | RM elections | RD elections | RD elections | RD elections | RD elections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of election | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Resulting in a rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Resulting in a rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Resulting in a rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification | Total elections | Withdrawn or dismissed before certification | Resulting in a rerun or runoff | Resulting in certification |
| All types | 7,789 | 86 | 191 | 7,512 | 6,604 | 79 | 176 | 6,489 | 221 | 2 | 2 | 217 | 874 | 5 | 13 | 856 |
| Rerun required | 172 | 157 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Consent elections | 285 | 3 | 5 | 277 | 239 | 2 | 4 | 233 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Rerun required | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Stipulated elections | 5,977 | 66 | 134 | 5,777 | 5,134 | 62 | 120 | 4,952 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 689 | 4 | 13 | 672 |
| Rerun required | 122 | 108 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Regional director-directed | 1,490 | 16 | 52 | 1,422 | 1,300 | 15 | 52 | 1,233 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| Rerun required | 45 | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Runoff required | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Board-directed | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Expedited—see 8(b)(7)(C) | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.