2012Final results
2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 79
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John D. McGinnis (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Flarend (D) by 10.1 points.
John D. McGinnisRepublican · winner
55.0%11,935
Richard FlarendDemocrat
45.0%9,752
21,687 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET