NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1986 › Objections filed in representation cases closed
| Type of election / case | Total Number | Total Percent by type | By employer Number | By employer Percent by type | By union Number | By union Percent by type | By both parties Number | By both parties Percent by type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All representation elections | 591 | 100 | 139 | 23.5 | 416 | 70.4 | 36 | 6.1 |
| By type of case — RC cases | 502 | 100 | 117 | 23.3 | 354 | 70.5 | 31 | 6.2 |
| By type of case — RM cases | 20 | 100 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 65 | 1 | 5 |
| By type of case — RD cases | 69 | 100 | 16 | 23.2 | 49 | 71 | 4 | 5.8 |
| By type of election — Consent elections | 14 | 100 | 2 | 14.3 | 11 | 78.6 | 1 | 7.1 |
| By type of election — Stipulated elections | 430 | 100 | 103 | 24 | 300 | 69.7 | 27 | 6.3 |
| By type of election — Expedited elections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| By type of election — Regional Director-directed elections | 142 | 100 | 32 | 22.6 | 102 | 71.8 | 8 | 5.6 |
| By type of election — Board-directed elections | 5 | 100 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.