1996 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1996 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election?

James A. Traficant Jr. won the 1996 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election. James A. Traficant Jr. received 218,283 popular votes (90.96%). The main challenger was James M. Cahaney (9.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Cahaney

Jr. +81.9 pts · won by 196,598 votes

James A. Traficant Jr.DemocraticWINNER90.96%

218,283 votes

James M. Cahaneynatural law9.04%

21,685 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.