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1984Final results

1984 election for Tennessee Senate District 8

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Carl Koella Jr. (R) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating William C. Amos (D) by 45.5 points.

Carl Koella Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
72.7%31,111
27.3%11,656
42,767 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+45.51984R+41.61988R+17.61992R+0.41996R+45.72000R+38.72004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET