1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee Senate District 8
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Carl Koella Jr. (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Leonard O. Evans (D) by 31.4 points.
Carl Koella Jr.Republican · winner
65.7%21,373
Leonard O. EvansDemocrat
34.3%11,154
32,527 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET