Robert O. Watson

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1996–2000
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Watson18,357
Opponents3.8M
3
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2000, Robert O. Watson ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), losing all 3. Watson's biggest single-election total was 8,416 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 2, or all 2000 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Robert O. Watson received?

Robert O. Watson has received 18,357 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Robert O. Watson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. SenateTennesseeLost8,4160.44%Bill Frist
Jeff Clark

Tom Burrell

Charles F. Johnson

David Jarrod Ownby

Joel Kinstle
1998U.S. HouseTennesseeLost4,3724.27%John J. Duncan Jr.
Greg Samples (head-to-head)

George Njezic
1996U.S. SenateTennesseeLost5,5690.31%Fred Thompson
Houston Gordon

John Jay Hooker

Bruce Gold

Greg Samples (head-to-head)

Philip L. Kienlen
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert O. Watson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-watson. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.