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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

EvenD+27.11972D+55.51974D+55.61976D+47.71978D+56.71980D+52.41982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET