Results of the Republican primary have been certified and the Election Commission reports that I am eleven (11) votes short of victory. That represents 0.04% of the total votes cast for this race. After consulting my campaign team and receiving feedback from the early voting and Election Day activities, I have decided to contest the election results.

Here is a summary of my reasons:

• Use of ES&S voting machines – this is the first election in Williamson County using these machines, replacing Dominion voting machines that were proven unreliable during elections in 2021. The ES&S machines had many of the same issues as the Dominion machines they were replacing and questions we posed during the candidate inspection on April 8, 2022 were not addressed and still have not been addressed. Additionally, for at least one voting machine in use in the May 3 primary, there were more votes cast than corresponding applications recorded for that machine.
• Democrats voted in the Republican primary – encouraged by entrenched Democrat party members, there were eighty seven (87) District 7 Democrats who voted Republican for the first time in this May 3, 2022 primary. They were encouraged to vote for incumbent county commissioners by prominent Democrats in Williamson County.
• Confusing ballot instructions – the directions on the ballot directed voters to “Vote for 2” county commissioners, when voters are able to vote for up to 2 county commissioners. Some voters in District 7 reported that they thought they had to vote for two candidates instead of being able to just vote for one county commissioner candidate.

I have formally requested that the Republican party review my concerns and respond with a remedy. I will keep you posted on their response.