1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 49
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Fred Hobbs (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Jean Hurt (R) by 23.9 points.
Fred HobbsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%7,806
Jean HurtRepublican
38.1%4,798
12,604 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET