2000 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2000 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election?

James A. Traficant Jr. won the 2000 Ohio U.S. House District 17 Election. James A. Traficant Jr. received 120,333 popular votes (49.96%). The main challenger was Paul H. Alberty (22.73%).

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

Jr. +27.2 pts · won by 65,582 votes

James A. Traficant Jr.DemocraticWINNER49.96%

120,333 votes

Paul H. Alberty Republican22.73%

54,751 votes

Randy D. WalterIndependent21.5%

51,793 votes

Lou D'ApolitoIndependent3.97%

9,568 votes

Carol Ann McCoynatural law1.31%

3,154 votes

Milton R. NorrisLibertarian0.53%

1,278 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.