Ohio's 17th congressional district

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Ohio's 17th congressional district
Population (2000) 630,730
Median income $36,705
Ethnic composition 85.3% White, 1.8% Black, 0.7% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI D+14

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, Warren and Youngstown.

[edit] List of Representatives

Congress(es)/Year(s) Representative Party
23rd–24th (1833–1837) John Thomson Democratic
25th (1837-03-04 – 1837-10-20) Andrew W. Loomis Whig
25th (1837-12-20 – 1839) Charles D. Coffin
26th–27th (1839–1843) John Hastings Democratic
28th (1843–1845) William C. McCauslen
29th–30th (1845–1849) George Fries
31st–32nd (1849–1853) Joseph Cable
33rd (1853–1855) Wilson Shannon
34th (1855–1857) Charles J. Albright Opposition
35th (1857–1859) William Lawrence Democratic
36th (1859–1861) Thomas Clarke Theaker Republican
37th (1861–1863) James R. Morris Democratic
38th–40th (1863–1869) Ephraim R. Eckley Republican
41st–42nd (1869–1873) Jacob A. Ambler
43rd–44th (1873–1877) Laurin D. Woodworth
45th (1877–1879) William McKinley
46th (1879–1881) James Monroe
47th (1881–1883) William McKinley
48th (1883–1885) Joseph D. Taylor
49th (1885–1887) Adoniram J. Warner Democratic
50th–51st (1887–1891) Joseph D. Taylor Republican
52nd (1891–1893) Albert J. Pearson Democratic
53rd (1893–1895) James A. D. Richards
54th (1895–1897) Addison S. McClure Republican
55th–56th (1897–1901) John A. McDowell Democratic
57th–58th (1901–1905) John W. Cassingham
59th (1905–1907) Martin L. Smyser Republican
60th–66th (1907–1921) William A. Ashbrook Democratic
67th–71st (1921–1923) William M. Morgan Republican
72nd–73rd (1931–1935) Charles F. West Democratic
74th–76th (1935 – 1940-01-01) William A. Ashbrook
76th–85th (1940-02-27 – 1958-10-07) J. Harry McGregor Republican
86th (1959–1961) Robert W. Levering Democratic
87th–97th (1961 – 1982-04-24) John M. Ashbrook Republican
97th (1982-06-29 – 1983) Jean Spencer Ashbrook
98th (1983–1985) Lyle Williams
99th–107th (1985 – 2002-07-24) James Traficant Democratic
108th–present (2003–present) Tim Ryan

[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[1]: 94,441 Ann Womer Benjamin: 62,188 James A. Traficant Jr.[1]: 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[2]: 98,476  
1980 Donald E. Yunker: 47,900 John M. Ashbrook[3]: 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[4]: 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[5]: 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

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Redistricting following the 1980 census moved Lyle Williams from the 19th district to the 17th district.
  3. ^ John Ashbrook died in office in April 1982. His wife, Jean Spencer Ashbrook was elected in a special election in June 1982 to fill out his term.
  4. ^ McGregor died in office in October 1958.
  5. ^ 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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