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2004Final results

2004 election for Tennessee House District 31

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Bo Watson (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Ann Gabbert Bates (D) by 30.6 points.

Bo WatsonRepublican · winner
64.0%15,531
33.4%8,095
June GriffinIndependent
2.6%641
24,267 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+3.41998R+8.52000R+22.92002R+30.62004R+30.62006R+57.72018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Bo Watson (R)Ann Gabbert Bates (D)

Also on the ballot: June Griffin (Independent), 2.6%