Watson served as the Kent County OMAF representative for ten years before his election to the Ontario legislature in a by-election on October 19, 1978, held to replace former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Darcy McKeough.
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He became farm director for CFCO radio in 1997, and was named to the Chatham-Kent Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Watson lost the Chatham—Kent seat to Liberal Maurice Bossy by 1,134 votes.
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He defeated Liberal Brian Gamble by 708 votes, and served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Bill Davis's government.
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