1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1984 election for Ohio's 17th District

Name: 1984 election for Ohio's 17th District
Start: 1984-11-06
Location: Ohio

U.S. House · Ohio

James Traficant (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Lyle Williams (R) by 7.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

James TraficantDemocrat · winner

53.3%123,014

45.7%105,449

Write-ins and other votesOther party

1.0%2,198

230,661 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

James TraficantLyle Williams

$95.9K

Raised by the campaign

$406.6K

$88K

Spent by the campaign

$411.1K

$3.2K

Cash on hand

$455

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984