1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won with 89.5% of the vote, defeating Jon S. Mirowitz (R) by 79.0 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.5%11,232
Jon S. MirowitzRepublican
10.5%1,320
12,552 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET