# Ohio's 17th congressional district

The 17th congressional district of Ohio is an obsolete congressional district last represented by Representative Tim Ryan.
This district became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as congressional district lines were redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat as a result of the 2010 census. Most of the territory within the current 17th district has been merged into the Akron-based 13th district.

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Year(s) | Cong ress(es) | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1833 |||||
| John Thomson (New Lisbon) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th | Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data missing] |
| Andrew W. Loomis (New Lisbon) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – October 20, 1837 | 25th | Elected in 1836. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 20, 1837 – December 20, 1837 | 25th | |
| Charles D. Coffin (New Lisbon) | Whig | December 20, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 25th | Elected to finish Loomis's term [data missing] |
| John Hastings (Salem) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data missing] |
| William C. McCauslen (Steubenville) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1843. [data missing] |
| George Fries (Hanoverton) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | 29th 30th | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. [data missing] |
| Joseph Cable (Carrollton) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | 31st 32nd | Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. [data missing] |
| Wilson Shannon (St. Clairsville) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. [data missing] |
| Charles J. Albright (Cambridge) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1854. [data missing] |
| William Lawrence (Washington) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| Thomas Clarke Theaker (Bridgeport) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1858. [data missing] |
| James R. Morris (Woodsfield) | Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 15th district. |
| Ephraim R. Eckley (Carrollton) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | 38th 39th 40th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing] |
| Jacob A. Ambler (Salem) | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data missing] |
| Laurin D. Woodworth (Youngstown) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | 43rd 44th | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. [data missing] |
| William McKinley (Canton) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected in 1876. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
| James Monroe (Oberlin) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | 46th | Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1878. [data missing] |
| William McKinley (Canton) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| Joseph D. Taylor (Cambridge) | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1882. Lost re-election. |
| Adoniram J. Warner (Marietta) | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1884. [data missing] |
| Joseph D. Taylor (Cambridge) | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Redistricted to the 18th district. |
| Albert J. Pearson (Woodsfield) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
| James A. D. Richards (New Philadelphia) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Elected in 1892. [data missing] |
| Addison S. McClure (Wooster) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | 54th | Elected in 1894. [data missing] |
| John A. McDowell (Millersburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | 55th 56th | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. [data missing] |
| John W. Cassingham (Coshocton) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | 57th 58th | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. [data missing] |
| Martin L. Smyser (Wooster) | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | 59th | Elected in 1904. [data missing] |
| William A. Ashbrook (Johnstown) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921 | 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election. |
| William M. Morgan (Newark) | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Lost re-election. |
| Charles F. West (Granville) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935 | 72nd 73rd | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| William A. Ashbrook (Johnstown) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 1, 1940 | 74th 75th 76th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 1, 1940 – February 27, 1940 | 76th | |
| J. Harry McGregor (West Lafayette) | Republican | February 27, 1940 – October 7, 1958 | 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th | Elected to finish Ashbrook's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 7, 1958 – January 3, 1959 | 86th | |
| Robert W. Levering (Fredericktown) | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | 86th | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. |
| John M. Ashbrook (Johnstown) | Republican | January 3, 1961 – April 24, 1982 | 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 24, 1982 – June 29, 1982 | 97th | |
| Jean Spencer Ashbrook (Johnstown) | Republican | June 29, 1982 – January 3, 1983 | 97th | Elected to finish her husband's term. Retired. |
| Lyle Williams (Warren) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | 98th | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election. |
| Jim Traficant (Poland) | Democratic | January 3, 1985 – July 24, 2002 | 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Expelled. |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 24, 2002 – January 3, 2003 | 107th | |
| Tim Ryan (Niles) | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 13th district. |
| District dissolved January 3, 2013 |||||

## Recent election results

The following chart shows recent election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| 1920 | William A. Ashbrook (inc.): 46,675 | √ William M. Morgan: 46,968 | (none) |
| 1922 | William A. Ashbrook: 41,745 | √ William M. Morgan (inc.): 42,331 | (none) |
| 1924 | J. Freer Bittinger: 36,532 | √ William M. Morgan (inc.): 50,226 | (none) |
| 1926 | J. Freer Bittinger: 29,674 | √ William M. Morgan (inc.): 36,249 | (none) |
| 1928 | Charles F. West: 40,846 | √ William M. Morgan (inc.): 56,823 | (none) |
| 1930 | √ Charles F. West: 45,633 | William M. Morgan (inc.): 43,197 | (none) |
| 1932 | √ Charles F. West (inc.): 55,296 | William M. Morgan: 51,601 | (none) |
| 1934 | √ William A. Ashbrook: 49,211 | James A. Glenn: 41,954 | (none) |
| 1936 | √ William A. Ashbrook (inc.): 69,446 | James A. Glenn: 48,270 | William Edward Lyle: 2,618 |
| 1938 | √ William A. Ashbrook (inc.): 51,305 | Walter B. Woodward: 46,300 | (none) |
| 1940 | Ralph C. Lutz: 56,343 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 69,102 | (none) |
| 1942 | Samuel A. Anderson: 28,235 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 47,565 | (none) |
| 1944 | Thomas A. Wilson: 43,271 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 73,206 | (none) |
| 1946 | Wesley W. Purdy: 30,406 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 57,167 | (none) |
| 1948 | Robert W. Levering: 53,651 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 60,234 | (none) |
| 1950 | Robert W. Levering: 39,726 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 71,382 | (none) |
| 1952 | James J. Mayor: 44,117 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 94,624 | (none) |
| 1954 | Robert W. Levering: 34,638 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 63,301 | (none) |
| 1956 | Robert W. Levering: 44,806 | √ J. Harry McGregor (inc.): 88,931 | (none) |
| 1958 | √ Robert W. Levering: 63,650 | Laurence Burns: 59,490 | (none) |
| 1960 | Robert W. Levering (inc.): 70,470 | √ John M. Ashbrook: 79,609 | (none) |
| 1962 | Robert W. Levering: 49,415 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 69,976 | (none) |
| 1964 | Robert W. Levering: 71,291 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 75,674 | (none) |
| 1966 | Robert T. Secrest: 59,031 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 73,132 | (none) |
| 1968 | Robert W. Levering: 54,127 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 100,148 | (none) |
| 1970 | James C. Hood: 44,066 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 79,472 | Clifford J. Simpson (AI): 4,253 |
| 1972 | Raymond C. Beck: 62,512 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 92,666 | Clifford J. Simpson (AI): 6,376 |
| 1974 | David D. Noble: 63,342 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 70,708 | Clifford J. Simpson: 3 |
| 1976 | John C. McDonald: 72,168 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 94,874 | (none) |
| 1978 | Kenneth Robert Grier: 42,117 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 87,010 | (none) |
| 1980 | Donald E. Yunker: 47,900 | √ John M. Ashbrook (inc.): 128,870 | (none) |
| 1982 | George D. Tablack: 80,375 | √ Lyle Williams: 98,476 | (none) |
| 1984 | √ Jim Traficant: 123,014 | Lyle Williams (inc.): 105,449 | Other: 2,198 |
| 1986 | √ Jim Traficant (inc.): 112,855 | James H. Fulks: 43,334 | (none) |
| 1988 | √ Jim Traficant (inc.): 162,526 | Frederick W. Lenz: 47,929 | (none) |
| 1990 | √ Jim Traficant (inc.): 133,207 | Robert R. DeJulio Jr.: 38,199 | (none) |
| 1992 | √ Jim Traficant (inc.): 216,503 | Salvatore Pansino: 40,745 | (none) |
| 1994 | √ Jim Traficant (inc.): 149,004 | Mike G. Meister: 43,490 | (none) |
| 1996 | √ Jim Traficant (inc.): 218,283 | (none) | James M. Cahaney (N): 21,685 |
| 1998 | √ Jim Traficant (inc.): 123,718 | Paul H. Alberty: 57,703 | (none) |
| 2000 | √ Jim Traficant (inc.): 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 |
| 2002 | √ Tim Ryan: 94,441 (Redistricted from the 14th district) | Ann Womer Benjamin: 62,188 | Jim Traficant 28,045 |
| 2004 | √ Tim Ryan (inc.): 208,331 | Frank V. Cusimano: 61,727 | Randy Walter |
| 2006 | √ Tim Ryan (inc.): 166,279 | Don Manning II: 41,004 | (none) |
| 2008 | √ Tim Ryan (inc.): 204,028 | Duane Grassell: 56,003 | (none) |
| 2010 | √ Tim Ryan (inc.): 100,295 | Jim Graham: 56,441 | Jim Traficant: 29,969 |