1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee Senate District 8
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Carl Koella Jr. (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating F. D. Gibson III (D) by 27.5 points.
Carl Koella Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
63.7%24,645
F. D. Gibson IIIDemocrat
36.3%14,023
38,668 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET