1992Final results
1992 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Macfarland (R) by 57.9 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.0%10,937
Joseph F. MacfarlandRepublican
21.0%2,916
13,853 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET