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Bo Watson
Republican Party
Candidate, Tennessee State Senate District 11
Tennessee State Senate District 11
Tenure
2006 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
20
Compensation
Base salary
$33,060/year
Per diem
$379.44/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $86 per day.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
August 6, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Contact
Official website
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Bo Watson (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 11. He assumed office in 2006. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Watson (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 11. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 6, 2026.

Biography

Watson graduated with his Bachelor's degree from Tennnessee-Chattanooga and also graduated with a Master's degree from Tennessee-Memphis in Physical Therapy.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Watson was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Watson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Watson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Commerce and Labor
• Finance, Ways and Means, Chair
• Health and Welfare
• Fiscal Review
• Pensions and Insurance, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Watson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Watson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Watson served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Watson served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 11

Incumbent Bo Watson is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 11 on August 6, 2026.

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2022

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 11

Incumbent Bo Watson won election in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Bo Watson (R)
 
100.0
 
45,593

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 45,593
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 11

Incumbent Bo Watson advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 11 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Bo Watson
 
100.0
 
17,265

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,265
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2018

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 11

Incumbent Bo Watson defeated Randall Price in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Bo Watson (R)
 
65.1
 
51,082
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Randall Price (D)
 
34.9
 
27,332

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 78,414
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 11

Randall Price advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 11 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Randall Price
 
100.0
 
8,152

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,152
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 11

Incumbent Bo Watson advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 11 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Bo Watson
 
100.0
 
20,257

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,257
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2014

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for 18 seats in the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. A general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Bo Watson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Watson was unopposed in the general election.[1][2]

2010

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2010

Watson was re-elected to the 11th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed in the August 5 primary.[3][4]

Tennessee State Senate, District 11, General Election 2010
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bo Watson (R) 42,140

2006

On Nov. 7, 2006, Watson won election to the 11th District Seat in the Tennessee State Senate, defeating opponent Jim Hall (D).[5]

Watson raised $97,519 for his campaign while Hall raised $0.[6]

Tennessee State Senate, District 11 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bo Watson (R) 39,968
Jim Hall (D) 22,538

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Bo Watson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Tennessee State Senate District 11Won general$383,690 $207,937
2018Tennessee State Senate District 11Won general$235,766 N/A**
2014Tennessee State Senate, District 11Won $284,883 N/A**
2010Tennessee State Senate, District 11Won $172,603 N/A**
2006Tennessee State Senate, District 11Won $97,519 N/A**
2004Tennessee State House, District 31Won $60,289 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Watson and his wife, Jill, have one child. They currently reside in Hixson, Tennessee.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
    2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
    3. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Official Results," accessed April 18, 2014
    4. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
    5. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2006 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
    6. ↑ Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014

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