1984Final results
1984 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 8
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Carl Koella Jr. (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Proffitt (R) by 30.1 points.
Carl Koella Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
59.0%5,691
Robert D. ProffittRepublican
28.9%2,789
Hayden BakerRepublican
12.0%1,159
9,639 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET