Election 2000

U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District

November 7, 2000 · general election · District 17 · 6 candidates with a page

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About this district

Where this race isNo boundary is on file for the district plan this race was run under.None found in the records checked
Where this race isNo boundary is on file for the district plan this race was run under.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Where this race is
Status
None found in the records checked

Last time, 1998: Jim Traficant (Democratic) 68.2% · 123,718 votes; Paul H. Alberty (Republican) 31.8% · 57,703 votes.

That result was under the district's previous boundaries.

Sources: Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 98 · Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.

Paul H. Alberty

Republican · No public office in the record

4 of 11 sections researched · 6 sources

Lou D'Apolito

Independent · No public office in the record

4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources

Carol Ann McCoy

Natural Law · No public office in the record

4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources

Milton R. Norris

Libertarian · No public office in the record

4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources

Jim Traficant

Jim Traficant

Democratic · Former U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District, 1985–2002

  • Executive director, Mahoning County Drug Program, 1971-1981
  • B.S. in education, University of Pittsburgh, 1963
  • M.S. in educational administration, University of Pittsburgh, 1973

5 of 11 sections researched · 20 sources

Randy D. Walter

Independent · No public office in the record

4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources

Paul H. Alberty

Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 0 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: Not yet researchedMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 2 entriesEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 6 entries4 of 11 sections researched · 6 sources
Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Paul H. Alberty, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Coverage, by section
SectionState
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Lou D'Apolito

Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 0 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: Not yet researchedMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 3 entries4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Lou D'Apolito, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Carol Ann McCoy

Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 0 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: Not yet researchedMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 3 entries4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Carol Ann McCoy, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Milton R. Norris

Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 0 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: Not yet researchedMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 3 entries4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Milton R. Norris, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Jim Traficant

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 7 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 3 entriesMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 4 entriesEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 6 entries5 of 11 sections researched · 20 sources
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Jim Traficant, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Coverage, by section
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endorsementsnot researched
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Randy D. Walter

Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 0 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: Not yet researchedMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 3 entries4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Randy D. Walter, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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The race in pictures

Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District, as published
Status
None found in the records checked
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Alberty not yet researched, D'Apolito not yet researched, McCoy not yet researched, Norris not yet researched, Traficant not yet researched, Walter not yet researched.RaisedAlberty (R)Paul H. Alberty: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedD'Apolito (I)Lou D'Apolito: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedMcCoy (N)Carol Ann McCoy: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedNorris (L)Milton R. Norris: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedTraficant (D)Jim Traficant: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedWalter (I)Randy D. Walter: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentAlberty (R)Paul H. Alberty: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedD'Apolito (I)Lou D'Apolito: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedMcCoy (N)Carol Ann McCoy: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedNorris (L)Milton R. Norris: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedTraficant (D)Jim Traficant: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedWalter (I)Randy D. Walter: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handAlberty (R)Paul H. Alberty: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedD'Apolito (I)Lou D'Apolito: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedMcCoy (N)Carol Ann McCoy: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedNorris (L)Milton R. Norris: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedTraficant (D)Jim Traficant: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedWalter (I)Randy D. Walter: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Alberty not yet researched, D'Apolito not yet researched, McCoy not yet researched, Norris not yet researched, Traficant not yet researched, Walter not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedAlberty (R)Not yet researched
RaisedD'Apolito (I)Not yet researched
RaisedMcCoy (N)Not yet researched
RaisedNorris (L)Not yet researched
RaisedTraficant (D)Not yet researched
RaisedWalter (I)Not yet researched
SpentAlberty (R)Not yet researched
SpentD'Apolito (I)Not yet researched
SpentMcCoy (N)Not yet researched
SpentNorris (L)Not yet researched
SpentTraficant (D)Not yet researched
SpentWalter (I)Not yet researched
Cash on handAlberty (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handD'Apolito (I)Not yet researched
Cash on handMcCoy (N)Not yet researched
Cash on handNorris (L)Not yet researched
Cash on handTraficant (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handWalter (I)Not yet researched

A note on our coverage

Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.

Jim Traficant's record in office has 3 entries, Carol Ann McCoy's has 0, Lou D'Apolito's has 0, Milton R. Norris's has 0, Paul H. Alberty's has 0 and Randy D. Walter's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Jump to a candidate

Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Paul H. Alberty

Not yet researched

Lou D'Apolito

Not yet researched

Carol Ann McCoy

Not yet researched

Milton R. Norris

Not yet researched

Jim Traficant

Not yet researched

Randy D. Walter

Not yet researched

What they have said, checked

Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.

Paul H. Alberty

Not yet researched

Lou D'Apolito

Not yet researched

Carol Ann McCoy

Not yet researched

Milton R. Norris

Not yet researched

Jim Traficant

Not yet researched

Randy D. Walter

Not yet researched

Record in office

Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis3 record entries from 1998 to 2004; 2 of them votes; 2 offices held on the record.19902000Alberty (R)D'Apolito (I)McCoy (N)Norris (L)Traficant (D)Sheriff, Mahoning County, 1981 to 1985U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District, 1985-01-03 to 2002-07-241998-12-19 (vote): Voted against Article I of the resolution impeaching President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which passed the House 228 to 206.2002-07-24 (vote): Expelled from the House by a vote of 420 to 1, following his federal conviction on bribery, racketeering and related charges (H. Res. 495).2004-05-19 (ruling): The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed Traficant's conviction on ten felony counts, including bribery, racketeering, obstrWalter (I)
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis3 record entries from 1998 to 2004; 2 of them votes; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Alberty (R) and D'Apolito (I) and McCoy (N) and Norris (L) and Traficant (D) and Walter (I), 3 dated entries · as of 2004-05-19 · Download this chart
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Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis
PersonDateKindEntry
Traficant (D)1981officeSheriff, Mahoning County
Traficant (D)1985-01-03officeU.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District
Traficant (D)1998-12-19vote1998-12-19 (vote): Voted against Article I of the resolution impeaching President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which passed the House 228 to 206.
Traficant (D)2002-07-24vote2002-07-24 (vote): Expelled from the House by a vote of 420 to 1, following his federal conviction on bribery, racketeering and related charges (H. Res. 495).
Traficant (D)2004-05-19ruling2004-05-19 (ruling): The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed Traficant's conviction on ten felony counts, including bribery, racketeering, obstr

Paul H. Alberty

Not yet researched

Lou D'Apolito

Not yet researched

Carol Ann McCoy

Not yet researched

Milton R. Norris

Not yet researched

Jim Traficant

  1. May 19, 2004 · ruling

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed Traficant's conviction on ten felony counts, including bribery, racketeering, obstruction of justice and filing false tax returns, and his sentence of eight years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $150,000 fine (United States v. Traficant, No. 02-3864).

    Sources: United States v. Traficant, No. 02-3864 (6th Cir. May 19, 2004), opinion · United States v. Traficant, 6th Circuit (2004)

  2. July 24, 2002 · vote

    Expelled from the House by a vote of 420 to 1, following his federal conviction on bribery, racketeering and related charges (H. Res. 495).

    Source: Roll call vote: H. Res. 495, On Agreeing to the Resolution (In the matter of James A. Traficant, Jr.)

  3. December 19, 1998 · vote

    Voted against Article I of the resolution impeaching President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which passed the House 228 to 206.

    Source: Roll call vote: H. Res. 611, Adopting the First Article (Impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States)

Randy D. Walter

Not yet researched

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Paul H. Alberty

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Paul H. Alberty in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Paul H. Alberty in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Where the money went, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

Lou D'Apolito

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Lou D'Apolito in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Lou D'Apolito in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Where the money went, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

Carol Ann McCoy

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Carol Ann McCoy in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Carol Ann McCoy in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Where the money went, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

Milton R. Norris

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Milton R. Norris in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Milton R. Norris in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Where the money went, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

Jim Traficant

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Jim Traficant in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Jim Traficant in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Where the money went, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

Randy D. Walter

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Randy D. Walter in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Randy D. Walter in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Where the money went, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the vote4 prior races on file across 6 candidates; none on file for D'Apolito or McCoy or Norris or Walter.Alberty1998 U.S. House 17Paul H. Alberty, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: lost, 31.8%31.8%D'ApolitoLou D'Apolito: no prior race on fileno prior race on fileMcCoyCarol Ann McCoy: no prior race on fileno prior race on fileNorrisMilton R. Norris: no prior race on fileno prior race on fileTraficant1998 U.S. House 17Jim Traficant, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 68.2%68.2%2002 U.S. House 17Jim Traficant, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: lost, 15.2%15.2%2010 U.S. House 17Jim Traficant, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: lost, 16.0%16.0%WalterRandy D. Walter: no prior race on fileno prior race on file
Past election results, share of the vote4 prior races on file across 6 candidates; none on file for D'Apolito or McCoy or Norris or Walter.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998-2010 · as of 2010 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Past election results, share of the vote
GroupItemPCTNote
Alberty1998 U.S. House 1731.8
D'Apolitono prior race on file
McCoyno prior race on file
Norrisno prior race on file
Traficant1998 U.S. House 1768.2
Traficant2002 U.S. House 1715.2
Traficant2010 U.S. House 1716
Walterno prior race on file

Jim Traficant · certified 2000-12

CandidateVotesShare
Jim Traficant120,33350.0%
Paul H. Alberty54,75122.7%
Randy D. Walter51,79321.5%
Lou D'Apolito9,5684.0%
Carol Ann McCoy3,154130.0%
Milton R. Norris1,27850.0%

Sources: Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2000: House · Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 17 · Jim Traficant

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  4. 20001107__oh__general__house.csv: November 7, 2000 general election, U.S. House, results by county · OpenElections (openelections-data-oh) · accessed 2026-09-25
  5. 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 17 · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
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  11. Roll call vote: H. Res. 611, Adopting the First Article (Impeaching William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 1998-12-19 · accessed 2026-09-24
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  13. United States v. Traficant, No. 02-3864 (6th Cir. May 19, 2004), opinion · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004-05-19 · accessed 2026-09-24
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Quick answers

When was the 2000 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District election?

The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District was held on November 7, 2000.

Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District in 2000?

On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District, in surname order: Paul H. Alberty (Republican), Lou D'Apolito (Independent), Carol Ann McCoy (Natural Law), Milton R. Norris (Libertarian), Jim Traficant (Democratic), Randy D. Walter (Independent).

Who won the 2000 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District election?

Jim Traficant won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District. Results as certified: Paul H. Alberty 22.7%, Lou D'Apolito 4.0%, Carol Ann McCoy 1.3%, Milton R. Norris 0.5%, Jim Traficant 50.0%, Randy D. Walter 21.5%.

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