Ohio's 17th congressional district

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The 17th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Timothy J. Ryan. This district sits in northeastern Ohio, bordering Pennsylvania along one edge, and includes the cities of Kent and Youngstown.

[edit] Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2006	Timothy J. Ryan: 166,279	Don Manning II: 41,004
2004	Timothy J. Ryan: 208,331	Frank V. Cusimano: 61,727	Randy Walter (I)
2002	Timothy J. Ryan*: 94,441	Ann Womer Benjamin: 62,188	James A. Traficant Jr.*: 28,045
2000	James A. Traficant Jr.: 120,333	Paul H. Alberty: 54,751	Randy D. Walter: 51,793 Lou D'Apolito: 9,568 Milton R. Norris (L): 1,278 Carol Ann McCoy (N): 3,154
1998	James A. Traficant Jr.: 123,718	Paul H. Alberty: 57,703
1996	James A. Traficant Jr.: 218,283		James M. Cahaney (N): 21,685
1994	James A. Traficant Jr.: 149,004	Mike G. Meister: 43,490
1992	James A. Traficant Jr.: 216,503	Salvatore Pansino: 40,745
1990	James A. Traficant Jr.: 133,207	Robert R. DeJulio Jr.: 38,199
1988	James A. Traficant Jr.: 162,526	Frederick W. Lenz: 47,929
1986	James A. Traficant Jr.: 112,855	James H. Fulks: 43,334
1984	James A. Traficant Jr.: 123,014	Lyle Williams: 105,449	Other: 2,198
1982	George D. Tablack: 80,375	Lyle Williams*: 98,476
1980	Donald E. Yunker: 47,900	John M. Ashbrook*: 128,870
1978	Kenneth Robert Grier: 42,117	John M. Ashbrook: 87,010
1976	John C. McDonald: 72,168	John M. Ashbrook: 94,874
1974	David D. Noble: 63,342	John M. Ashbrook: 70,708	Clifford J. Simpson: 3
1972	Raymond C. Beck: 62,512	John M. Ashbrook: 92,666	Clifford J. Simpson (AI): 6,376
1970	James C. Hood: 44,066	John M. Ashbrook: 79,472	Clifford J. Simpson (AI): 4,253
1968	Robert W. Levering: 54,127	John M. Ashbrook: 100,148
1966	Robert T. Secrest: 59,031	John M. Ashbrook: 73,132
1964	Robert W. Levering: 71,291	John M. Ashbrook: 75,674
1962	Robert W. Levering: 49,415	John M. Ashbrook: 69,976
1960	Robert W. Levering: 70,470	John M. Ashbrook: 79,609
1958	Robert W. Levering: 63,650	Laurence Burns: 59,490
1956	Robert W. Levering: 44,806	J. Harry McGregor*: 88,931
1954	Robert W. Levering: 34,638	J. Harry McGregor: 63,301
1952	James J. Mayor: 44,117	J. Harry McGregor: 94,624
1950	Robert W. Levering: 39,726	J. Harry McGregor: 71,382
1948	Robert W. Levering: 53,651	J. Harry McGregor: 60,234
1946	Wesley W. Purdy: 30,406	J. Harry McGregor: 57,167
1944	Thomas A. Wilson: 43,271	J. Harry McGregor: 73,206
1942	Samuel A. Anderson: 28,235	J. Harry McGregor: 47,565
1940	Ralph C. Lutz: 56,343	J. Harry McGregor*: 69,102
1938	William A. Ashbrook: 51,305	Walter B. Woodward: 46,300
1936	William A. Ashbrook: 69,446	James A. Glenn: 48,270	William Edward Lyle: 2,618
1934	William A. Ashbrook: 49,211	James A. Glenn: 41,954
1932	Charles F. West: 55,296	William M. Morgan: 51,601
1930	Charles F. West: 45,633	William M. Morgan: 43,197
1928	Charles F. West: 40,846	William M. Morgan: 56,823
1926	J. Freer Bittinger: 29,674	William M. Morgan: 36,249
1924	J. Freer Bittinger: 36,532	William M. Morgan: 50,226
1922	William A. Ashbrook: 41,745	William M. Morgan: 42,331
1920	William A. Ashbrook: 46,675	William M. Morgan: 46,968

• After being convicted on criminal charges, the previously Democratic Representative Traficant decided to run for re-election as an independent. The new district created after the 2000 census brought incumbent Thomas C. Sawyer, who had been the incumbent in the 14th district, into the new 17th district. However, incumbent Sawyer (seen as anti-labor in a very blue-collar district) lost in the Democratic primary to Ryan, leaving Traficant the only incumbent in the race.

• Redistricting following the 1980 census moved Lyle Williams from the 19th district to the 17th district.

• John Ashbrook died in office in 1982. His wife, Jean Spencer Ashbrook was elected in a special election in 1982 to fill out his term.

• McGregor died in office in October 1958.

• In 1940, after the death in office of William Ashbrook, McGregor was elected in a special election to fill out Ashbrook's term.

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