1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Rafael Collazo (R) by 47.7 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%8,913
Rafael CollazoRepublican
26.2%3,159
12,072 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET