1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 179
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
William W. Rieger (D) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Heater (R) by 70.9 points.
William W. RiegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.3%5,112
Ronald J. HeaterRepublican
12.4%760
Veronica FrazierOther party
4.3%267
6,139 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET