1982Final results
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Fletcher (R) by 52.4 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.2%10,003
Walter J. FletcherRepublican
23.8%3,120
13,123 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET