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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 179

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William W. Rieger (D) won re-election with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Birmingham (R) by 48.0 points.

William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%10,611
Robert BirminghamRepublican
26.0%3,731
14,342 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+52.41982D+25.91984D+43.11986D+48.01988D+49.91990

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

The candidates

William W. Rieger (D)Robert Birmingham (R)