NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1991 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
| Category | Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Overruled — Number | Overruled — Percent of total ruled upon | Sustained — Number | Sustained — Percent of total ruled upon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All representation elections | 264 | 87 | 177 | 127 | 71.8 | 50 | 28.2 |
| RC cases | 220 | 73 | 147 | 101 | 68.7 | 46 | 31.3 |
| RM cases | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 0 | |
| RD cases | 39 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 84 | 4 | 16 |
| Consent elections | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | |
| Stipulated elections | 202 | 72 | 130 | 92 | 70.8 | 38 | 29.2 |
| Expedited elections | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | |
| Regional Director-directed elections | 57 | 13 | 44 | 32 | 72.7 | 12 | 27.3 |
| Board-directed elections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.