Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Tennessee House District 49
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Connie Casha flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 10.1 points over Mike Sparks.
Simple-majority veto override
Connie CashaDemocrat · winner
55.1%10,417
Mike SparksRepublican · incumbent
44.9%8,498
45% of the expected vote counted · 18,915 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Connie Casha
- 24%
- Mike Sparks
- 76%
- Projected margin
- R+4.9