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Election 2008

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

November 4, 2008 · general election · District 17 · 2 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
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Last time, 2006: Tim Ryan (Democratic) 80.3% · 170,369 votes; Don Manning II (Republican) 19.7% · 41,925 votes.

That result was under the district's previous boundaries.

Sources: Federal Elections 2006 (Excel edition, sheet '2006 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2006 · Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 (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.

Duane V. Grassell

Republican · No public office in the record

4 of 11 sections researched · 5 sources

Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Democratic · Former United States House of Representatives, 2003–2023

  • Worked on the staff of U.S. Representative Jim Traficant after college, before his own election to the Ohio Senate.
  • B.A. in political science, Bowling Green State University, 1995.
  • J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, 2000.

9 of 11 sections researched · 44 sources

Duane V. Grassell

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: 5 entries4 of 11 sections researched · 5 sources
Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Duane V. Grassell, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsnot researched
claimsnot researched
recordnot researched
moneynot researched
interestsnot researched
pollingnot researched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnot researched
sourcesresearched

Tim Ryan

Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 8 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 3 entriesWhat they have said, checked: 0 entriesRecord in office: 3 entriesMoney: 4 entriesFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: 2 entriesElections: 11 entriesEndorsements given: None found in the records checkedSources: 11 entries9 of 11 sections researched · 44 sources
Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Tim Ryan, 9 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsresearched
claimsresearched
recordresearched
moneyresearched
interestsnot researched
pollingresearched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnone found
sourcesresearched

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
Status
None found in the records checked
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Grassell not yet researched, Ryan not yet researched.RaisedGrassell (R)Duane V. Grassell: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedRyan (D)Tim Ryan: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentGrassell (R)Duane V. Grassell: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedRyan (D)Tim Ryan: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handGrassell (R)Duane V. Grassell: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedRyan (D)Tim Ryan: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Grassell not yet researched, Ryan not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedGrassell (R)Not yet researched
RaisedRyan (D)Not yet researched
SpentGrassell (R)Not yet researched
SpentRyan (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handGrassell (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handRyan (D)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.

Where they stand: Tim Ryan has 3 entries and Duane V. Grassell has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Tim Ryan's record in office has 3 entries and Duane V. Grassell's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Sources: Tim Ryan has 11 entries and Duane V. Grassell has 5 entries. 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.

Abortion

Duane V. Grassell

Not yet researched

Tim Ryan

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Pro-choice; supported codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections into federal law.

March 7, 2022 · In-depth interview, Spectrum News 1

Source: spectrumnews1.com

Minimum wage and labor

Duane V. Grassell

Not yet researched

Tim Ryan

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Support for a $15 federal minimum wage and the PRO Act, expanding unionization protections.

March 7, 2022 · In-depth interview, Spectrum News 1

Source: spectrumnews1.com

Trade and manufacturing

Duane V. Grassell

Not yet researched

Tim Ryan

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Manufacturing revival and an aggressively anti-China trade posture, including government investment to outcompete China on clean-tech manufacturing jobs.

March 7, 2022 · In-depth interview, Spectrum News 1

Source: spectrumnews1.com

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.

Duane V. Grassell

Not yet researched

Tim Ryan

None found in the records checked

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 2019 to 2022; 2 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.20102020Grassell (R)Ryan (D)Ohio State Senate, 2001 to 2002United States House of Representatives, 2003 to 2023-012019-12 (vote): Voted for the bipartisan USMCA trade deal in 2019, one of relatively few Ohio Democrats who worked across the aisle on trade legislation wit2022-08 (action): Ran a $3.3 million anti-China ad campaign in his Senate race that drew criticism from fellow Democrats and Asian American advocacy groups; R2022-12 (action): From January 2003 to December 2022, missed 640 of 13,263 roll call votes, a 4.8 percent rate GovTrack noted was much worse than the 2.0 perc
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis3 record entries from 2019 to 2022; 2 of them actions; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Grassell (R) and Ryan (D), 3 dated entries · as of 2022-12 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
PersonDateKindEntry
Ryan (D)2001officeOhio State Senate
Ryan (D)2003officeUnited States House of Representatives
Ryan (D)2019-12vote2019-12 (vote): Voted for the bipartisan USMCA trade deal in 2019, one of relatively few Ohio Democrats who worked across the aisle on trade legislation wit
Ryan (D)2022-08action2022-08 (action): Ran a $3.3 million anti-China ad campaign in his Senate race that drew criticism from fellow Democrats and Asian American advocacy groups; R
Ryan (D)2022-12action2022-12 (action): From January 2003 to December 2022, missed 640 of 13,263 roll call votes, a 4.8 percent rate GovTrack noted was much worse than the 2.0 perc

Duane V. Grassell

Not yet researched

Tim Ryan

  1. December 2022 · action

    From January 2003 to December 2022, missed 640 of 13,263 roll call votes, a 4.8 percent rate GovTrack noted was much worse than the 2.0 percent median among representatives serving as of December 2022.

    Source: govtrack.us

  2. August 2022 · action

    Ran a $3.3 million anti-China ad campaign in his Senate race that drew criticism from fellow Democrats and Asian American advocacy groups; Ryan defended the ads as being about trade and economic policy, not race.

    Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) and AAPI Victory Fund chairman Shekar Narasimhan, per Roll Call: risked stoking anti-Asian sentiment · the source

    Source: rollcall.com

  3. December 2019 · vote

    Voted for the bipartisan USMCA trade deal in 2019, one of relatively few Ohio Democrats who worked across the aisle on trade legislation with the Trump administration.

    Source: ballotpedia.org

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
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Duane V. Grassell

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

Tim Ryan

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

Totals as filed

None found in the records checked

Top donors, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending

None found in the records checked

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the vote10 prior races on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Grassell.GrassellDuane V. Grassell: no prior race on fileno prior race on fileRyan2002 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 51.1%51.1%2004 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 77.2%77.2%2006 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 80.3%80.3%2010 U.S. House 17Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District: won, 53.9%53.9%2012 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 72.8%72.8%2014 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 68.5%68.5%2016 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 67.7%67.7%2018 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 61.0%61.0%2020 U.S. House 13Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District: won, 52.5%52.5%2022 U.S. SenateTim Ryan, U.S. Senator from Ohio: lost, 46.9%46.9%
Past election results, share of the vote10 prior races on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Grassell.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2002-2022 · as of 2022 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
Grassellno prior race on file
Ryan2002 U.S. House 1751.1
Ryan2004 U.S. House 1777.2
Ryan2006 U.S. House 1780.3
Ryan2010 U.S. House 1753.9
Ryan2012 U.S. House 1372.8
Ryan2014 U.S. House 1368.5
Ryan2016 U.S. House 1367.7
Ryan2018 U.S. House 1361
Ryan2020 U.S. House 1352.5
Ryan2022 U.S. Senate46.9

Tim Ryan · certified 2008-12

CandidateVotesShare
Tim Ryan218,89678.1%
Duane V. Grassell61,21621.9%

Sources: Federal Elections 2008 (Excel edition, sheet '2008 House and Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2008 · Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 17 · Tim Ryan (Ohio politician) · 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio · 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13

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Quick answers

When was the 2008 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District election?

The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District was held on November 4, 2008.

Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District in 2008?

On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District, in surname order: Duane V. Grassell (Republican), Tim Ryan (Democratic).

Who won the 2008 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District election?

Tim Ryan won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District. Results as certified: Duane V. Grassell 21.9%, Tim Ryan 78.1%.

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