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2004Final results

2004 election for Ohio House District 17

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

James Peter Trakas (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating David Pomerantz (D) by 6.4 points.

James Peter TrakasRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%33,606
46.8%29,569
63,175 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+43.91998D+49.82000R+26.02002R+6.42004R+34.12006R+43.32008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET