2006Final results
2006 election for Tennessee House District 49
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Kent Coleman (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Oscar D. Gardner (R) by 11.9 points.
Kent ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%10,151
Oscar D. GardnerRepublican
44.1%7,998
18,149 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET