Stephen Watt (politician)

Stephen Watt^[1]
Stephen Watt
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives; from the 17th district
	In office; January 8, 2013 – January 5, 2015
Preceded by	Bernadine Craft
Succeeded by	JoAnn Dayton
	In office; January 11, 2005 – January 9, 2007
Preceded by	Fred Parady
Succeeded by	Bernadine Craft
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives; from the 16th district
	In office; January 9, 2001 – January 14, 2003
Preceded by	Kenilynn Zanetti
Succeeded by	Pete Jorgensen
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1956 (age 68); Newcastle, Wyoming, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Alma mater	Chadron State College

Stephen Watt (born January 8, 1956, in Newcastle, Wyoming)^[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. Watt served three non-consecutive terms, representing District 16 from 2001 to 2003 and District 17 from 2005 to 2007 and again from 2013 to 2015. Watt was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Wyoming in 2002.

Education

Watt attended Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska.

Elections

2000

When Democratic Representative Kenilynn Zanetti retired and left the District 16 seat open, Watt was unopposed for the August 22, 2000 Republican Primary, winning with 500 votes,^[3] and won the November 7, 2000 General election with 1,166 votes (51.7%) against Democratic nominee Larry Levitt.^[4]

2002

When incumbent Republican Governor of Wyoming Jim Geringer was term limited from seeking a third term, Watt ran in the five-way August 20, 2002 Republican Primary, but lost to Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Eli Bebout. The primary runner-up was Ray Hunkins, a rancher and lawyer from Wheatland.^[5] Bebout then lost the general election to Democratic former United States Attorney Dave Freudenthal.

2004

When Republican Representative and former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Fred Parady retired, Watt ran unopposed for the August 17, 2004 Republican Primary, winning with 547 votes,^[6] won the November 2, 2004 General election by 85 votes with 1,540 votes (51.4%) against Democratic nominee Stephen Shea.^[7]

2010

Watt challenged incumbent Democratic Representative Bernadine Craft. He was unopposed for the August 17, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 536 votes,^[8] but lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Craft.^[9]

2012

When Democratic Representative Bernadine Craft ran for Wyoming Senate and left the House District 17 seat open, Watt was unopposed for the August 21, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 357 votes,^[10] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 1,680 votes (55.2%) against Democratic nominee JoAnn Dayton.^[11]

2014

Watt ran against Democrat JoAnn Dayton in a rematch of the 2012 race. Dayton defeated Watt, with Watt receiving only 42% of the vote compared to Dayton's 58%.^[12]

References

^ "Representative Stephen Watt". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming Legislature. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Stephen Watt's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract - Primary Election - August 22, 2000" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 13. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract - General Election - November 7, 2000" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 13. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Statewide Candidates' Abstract - Official Primary Election Results - August 20, 2002" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 2. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract - Official Wyoming Primary Election Results - August 17, 2004" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 12. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract - Official Wyoming General Election Results - November 2, 2004" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 7. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 17, 2010" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 2, 2010" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ "JoAnn Dayton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

External links

Official page at the Wyoming Legislature
Profile at Vote Smart

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[WL-1] "Representative Stephen Watt". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming Legislature. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[PVS-2] "Stephen Watt's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[3] "Statewide Legislative Abstract - Primary Election - August 22, 2000" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 13. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[4] "Statewide Legislative Abstract - General Election - November 7, 2000" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 13. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[5] "Statewide Candidates' Abstract - Official Primary Election Results - August 20, 2002" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 2. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[6] "Legislative Candidates' Abstract - Official Wyoming Primary Election Results - August 17, 2004" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 12. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[7] "Legislative Candidates' Abstract - Official Wyoming General Election Results - November 2, 2004" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 7. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[8] "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 17, 2010" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[9] "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 2, 2010" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[10] "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[11] "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 17. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[12] "JoAnn Dayton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

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