1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee Senate District 8
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Carl Koella Jr. (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Mae S. Owenby (D) by 0.4 points.
Carl Koella Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
50.2%26,753
Mae S. OwenbyDemocrat
49.8%26,553
53,306 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET