1988Final results
1988 election for Tennessee Senate District 8
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Carl Koella Jr. (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Charles Amos (D) by 41.6 points.
Carl Koella Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
67.8%32,826
Charles AmosDemocrat
26.2%12,685
Darrell E. WebbIndependent
6.0%2,881
48,394 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET