1992Final results
1992 election for Tennessee Senate District 8
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Carl Koella Jr. (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Vernon Scarbrough (D) by 17.6 points.
Carl Koella Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
53.4%25,887
Vernon ScarbroughDemocrat
35.8%17,342
Hubert PattyIndependent
10.8%5,252
48,481 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET