NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1981 › Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled on
Representation elections in which objections and/or determinative challenges were ruled on
| 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 | 7,789 | 672 | 8.6 | 272 | 3.5 | 170 | 2.2 | 842 | 10.8 | 442 | 5.7 |
| By type of case - In RC cases | 6,694 | 607 | 9.1 | 236 | 3.5 | 149 | 2.2 | 756 | 11.3 | 385 | 5.8 |
| In RM cases | 221 | 12 | 5.4 | 7 | 3.2 | 5 | 2.2 | 17 | 7.7 | 12 | 5.4 |
| In RD cases | 874 | 53 | 6.1 | 29 | 3.3 | 16 | 1.8 | 69 | 7.9 | 45 | 5.1 |
| By type of election - Consent elections | 285 | 8 | 2.8 | 10 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.1 | 14 | 4.9 | 16 | 5.6 |
| Stipulated elections | 5,977 | 477 | 8 | 189 | 3.2 | 105 | 1.8 | 582 | 9.7 | 294 | 4.9 |
| Expedited elections | 18 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 1,490 | 181 | 12.1 | 68 | 4.6 | 57 | 3.8 | 238 | 16 | 125 | 8.4 |
| Board-directed elections | 19 | 3 | 15.8 | 5 | 26.3 | 2 | 10.5 | 5 | 26.3 | 7 | 36.8 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.