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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 179

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William W. Rieger (D) won re-election with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Dan Meenan (R) by 25.9 points.

William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%12,322
Dan MeenanRepublican
37.1%7,260
19,582 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+52.41982D+25.91984D+43.11986D+48.01988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)