Thomas Watson

Thomas R. Watson (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 17. Watson is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. Watson advanced from the Democratic primary on June 11, 2024.

Watson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 62. Watson assumed office in 2002. Watson left office in 2010.

Biography

Watson is Owner/Partner of Thomas R. Watson Practicing Attorney. He has previously worked as an Attorney/Partner for Watson & Mann, and McTeague & Higbie, and served in the United States Navy from 1969-1982.

Watson is a member of the Rotary Club, Maine Professional Guides Association, Maine Trial Lawyers Association, Studio Theatre of Bath, Bath Personnel Service Committee, and the Bath Zoning Board of Appeals.^[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 17

Incumbent Jeffrey Timberlake and Thomas R. Watson are running in the general election for Maine State Senate District 17 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jeffrey Timberlake (R)
		Thomas R. Watson (D)

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

---

Note: The vote totals below are from the first round of ranked-choice voting. If voting goes beyond the first round, Ballotpedia will include additional rounds of voting after results from the final round become available.

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 17

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Thomas R. Watson in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Thomas R. Watson	100	805	0	Advanced (1)

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 805
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

---

Note: The vote totals below are from the first round of ranked-choice voting. If voting goes beyond the first round, Ballotpedia will include additional rounds of voting after results from the final round become available.

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 17

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Jeffrey Timberlake in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Jeffrey Timberlake	100	2,184	0	Advanced (1)

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 2,184
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

2010

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2010

Michael Clarke (D) and Robert Winglass (R) ran for Watson's vacated seat. Clarke won election in the November 2 general election.

Maine House of Representatives General Election, District 62 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Michael Clarke (D)		1,877	55%
Robert J. Winglass (R)		1,482	43%[2]

2008

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 07, 2008, Thomas Watson ran for District 62 of the Maine House of Representatives, beating Donald Rogers.^[3]

Thomas Watson raised $4,956 for his campaign.^[4]

Maine Maine House of Representatives, District 62
Candidates		Votes
Thomas Watson (D)		2,797
Donald Rogers (R)		1,390

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Thomas R. Watson has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Thomas R. Watson, click here to fill out Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?

Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate's Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for.  More than 18,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia's candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here.

Help improve Ballotpedia - send us candidate contact info.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

See also

2024 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. President U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

Footnotes

	v • e State of Maine Augusta (capital)
Elections	What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2024 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures
Government	Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy