CREATE TABLE table_203_16 (id NUMBER, "name" CLOB, "took office" CLOB, "left office" CLOB, "party" CLOB, "district residence" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

how many terms did a republican serve before watkins term ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_203_16 WHERE "party" = 'republican' AND id < (SELECT id FROM table_203_16 WHERE "name" = 'wes watkins')
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_203_16" WHERE "id" < (SELECT "id" FROM "table_203_16" WHERE "name" = 'wes watkins') AND "party" = 'republican'