1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won re-election with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Dorothy B. Schanck (R) by 55.5 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%8,117
Dorothy B. SchanckRepublican
22.2%2,320
10,437 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)