M. Ashbrook's death stating that it was "a waste of the taxpayers' money" due to its $175,000 cost and that its sole purpose was "to get someone in who will do nothing, but vote the way the White House wants." He also criticized the special election as the 17th congressional district wouldn't exist after 1982. Electoral history References External links 1928 births 2021 deaths 20th-century American politicians Candidates in the 1988 United States presidential election Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Democratic Party Ohio state senators Politicians from Steubenville, Ohio