1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Rafael Collazo (R) by 55.6 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%11,071
Rafael CollazoRepublican
22.2%3,155
14,226 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET