The Tennessee House of Representatives 49th district is one of 99 legislative districts in the Tennessee House of Representatives. The district represents the west of Rutherford County. The district includes most of Smyrna, part of La Vergne, and outer suburbs of Murfreesboro. It has been represented by Mike Sparks since 2011. The district is considered slightly competitive. In 2024, Donald Trump won the district by 18.3%
Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 76,813.
55.4% of the district is White 17% of the district is Hispanic 16.8% of the district is Black 4.2% of the district is Asian 0.7% of the district is some other race 5.6% of the district is Two or more races
Detailed demographic information is also available through Census Reporter.
History From the 88th Tennessee General Assembly, the districts were numbered, at this time, the district was made up of Giles and Lawrence counties. At the time of the 93rd GA the district was in Franklin County.From the 94th to 97th GAs, it was made up of parts of Rutherford, and Williamson counties. From the 98th General Assembly it has been a portion of Rutherford County. It was historically a swing district, but has become less competitive.
List of representatives +RepresentativePartyYears of serviceGeneral AssemblyResidenceMike SparksRepublican2011–present107th-114thMurfreesboroKent ColemanDemocratic2003–2010103rd-106thMurfreesboroDonna RowlandRepublican2001-2002102ndMurfreesboroMary Ann EcklesDemocratic1995-199899th-100thNashvilleMike LilesRepublican1991-199497th-98thMurfreesboroFred R. HobbsDemocratic1985-199094th-96thEaglevilleEd Murray1983-198493rdWinchesterC.E. DuPriest1973-198288th-92ndPulaski References