NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1986 › Decertification elections (RD)
Decertification elections (RD)
| Division and State | Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions — Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Total number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast for unions — Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Total valid votes cast for no representation | Eligible employees in elections choosing no representation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine (RD) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire (RD) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Vermont (RD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Massachusetts (RD) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 115 | 50 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 25 |
| Rhode Island (RD) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 |
| Connecticut (RD) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,361 | 1,463 | 808 | 804 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 655 | 2,286 |
| New England — Division subtotal (RD) | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2,615 | 1,684 | 896 | 872 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 730 | 2,362 |
| New York (RD) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1,314 | 647 | 178 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 264 | 553 |
| New Jersey (RD) | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1,510 | 1,005 | 448 | 187 | 175 | 86 | 0 | 154 | 339 |
| Pennsylvania (RD) | 50 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1,923 | 1,638 | 699 | 754 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 740 | 1,706 |
| Middle Atlantic — Division subtotal (RD) | 116 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 4,797 | 3,957 | 1,794 | 1,347 | 174 | 120 | 153 | 2,163 | 1,706 |
| Ohio (RD) | 45 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 1,595 | 1,388 | 605 | 494 | 96 | 0 | 16 | 783 | 661 |
| Indiana (RD) | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1,031 | 968 | 460 | 395 | 35 | 0 | 38 | 508 | 530 |
| Illinois (RD) | 60 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 2,338 | 1,880 | 681 | 649 | 99 | 0 | 64 | 1,232 | 880 |
| Michigan (RD) | 56 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1,089 | 928 | 350 | 233 | 80 | 11 | 28 | 578 | 553 |
| Wisconsin (RD) | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1,107 | 928 | 350 | 233 | 77 | 7 | 33 | 578 | 553 |
| East North Central — Division subtotal (RD) | 219 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 178 | 8,172 | 7,155 | 3,055 | 2,461 | 350 | 17 | 227 | 4,100 | 3,131 |
| Iowa (RD) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 308 | 287 | 80 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 207 |
| Minnesota (RD) | 32 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1,002 | 943 | 400 | 338 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 486 |
| Missouri (RD) | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1,077 | 919 | 406 | 323 | 33 | 0 | 50 | 513 | 650 |
| North Dakota (RD) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 102 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 78 |
| South Dakota (RD) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 176 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 116 |
| Nebraska (RD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Kansas (RD) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 431 | 336 | 133 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 203 | 327 |
| West North Central — Division subtotal (RD) | 91 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3,149 | 2,746 | 1,170 | 945 | 233 | 0 | 68 | 1,567 | 1,876 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.