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] 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.
[5] Bebout then lost the general election to Democratic former United States Attorney Dave Freudenthal.
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] 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.