1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 49
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Mary Ann Eckles (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Ernest Burgess (R) by 17.0 points.
Mary Ann EcklesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%12,979
Ernest BurgessRepublican
41.5%9,203
22,182 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