NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1982 › 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 | 5,268 | 407 | 7.7 | 205 | 3.9 | 124 | 2.4 | 531 | 10.1 | 329 | 6.2 |
| By type of case | |||||||||||
| In RC cases | 4,153 | 375 | 9 | 151 | 3.6 | 114 | 2.7 | 489 | 11.8 | 265 | 6.4 |
| In RM cases | 233 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 8 | 3.4 | 11 | 4.7 |
| In RD cases | 882 | 25 | 2.8 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 3.9 | 53 | 6 |
| By type of election | |||||||||||
| Consent elections | 169 | 9 | 5.3 | 7 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 10 | 5.9 | 8 | 4.7 |
| Stipulated elections | 4,058 | 239 | 5.9 | 148 | 3.6 | 111 | 2.7 | 350 | 8.6 | 259 | 6.4 |
| Expedited elections | 73 | 5 | 6.8 | 2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 6 | 8.2 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 904 | 146 | 16.2 | 46 | 5.1 | 10 | 1.1 | 156 | 17.3 | 56 | 6.2 |
| Board-directed elections | 64 | 8 | 12.5 | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 9 | 14.1 | 3 | 4.7 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.