NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1985 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Overruled | Overruled | Sustained | Sustained | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | |
| All representation elections | 615 | 62 | 553 | 431 | 77.9 | 122 | 22.1 |
| By type of case | |||||||
| RC cases | 515 | 56 | 459 | 355 | 77.3 | 104 | 22.7 |
| RM cases | 24 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 87.5 | 3 | 12.5 |
| RD cases | 76 | 6 | 70 | 55 | 78.6 | 15 | 21.4 |
| By type of election | |||||||
| Consent elections | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 4 | 36.4 |
| Stipulated elections | 461 | 49 | 412 | 331 | 80.3 | 81 | 19.7 |
| Expedited elections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Regional Director-directed elections | 134 | 11 | 123 | 89 | 72.4 | 34 | 27.6 |
| Board-directed elections | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 42.9 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.