1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Mary A. Houser (R) by 43.1 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%7,513
Mary A. HouserRepublican
27.7%2,940
Cardell JohnsonConstitution
1.5%157
10,610 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET