Election Results, United States Representative from Ohio, 17th District
Voters in Ohio, as in other U.S. states elect a certain number of representatives to the United States House of Representatives. The following chart shows the results of the elections for the 17th congressional district of Ohio. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Timothy J. Ryan | Frank V. Cusimano | |
| 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 |
- 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.