1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Crocker (R) by 56.7 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.3%8,812
Dorothy CrockerRepublican
21.7%2,435
11,247 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET