PUBLIC NOTICE & AGENDA FOR JUNE 10th, 2026 MEETING OF THE STATE PRIMARY BOARD OF THE TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-17-104 and Rule K of the Tennessee Republican Party Bylaws, the Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party and Tennessee Republican State Primary Board hereby gives official notice of the June 10th, 2026 meeting of the State Primary Board.

NOTE: All Members of the State Primary Board and public are invited to attend the meeting at the TNGOP Headquarters location. However, Members of the State Primary Board and public MAY attend the meeting electronically through the link provided below.

Anyone wishing to address the contest will be allowed to speak for up to one minute during the public comment period listed in the agenda.

STATE PRIMARY BOARD MEETING:
LOCATION: Tennessee Republican Party Headquarters, 95 White Bridge Road, Suite 414 Nashville, Tennessee 37205
DATE: Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
TIME: 5:30 PM CDT / 6:30 PM EDT
LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87886296291

AGENDA:
- Contester (6 minutes): Mike Davis (or Legal Council)
- Contestee (6 minutes): Brent Gibson
- Rebuttal (3 minutes): Mike Davis (or Legal Council)
(The candidates involved shall be allowed to retain legal counsel and said legal counsel shall be allowed to speak on behalf of the candidate. However, to the extent that a candidate chooses for his legal counsel to speak, that will be counted as part of the candidate’s time set forth above.)
- Public Comments (15 minutes total) (Commenters can speak up to one minute each)
- State Primary Board Questions and Comments (20 minutes)
- Vote of the State Primary Board (10 minutes)

Background and Purpose of Meeting:
The Knox County Sheriff's Primary was held on May 5th, 2026. Candidate for Sheriff, Mike Davis, has filed an election contest with the Tennessee Republican Party State Primary Board. The basis for the contest, as emailed to you by the Davis campaign, is that the indictments of two of the Sheriff's candidates, David Amburn and J.J. Jones, following the outcome of the May 5th Republican primary have irrevocably tainted the election. Therefore, the Davis filing contends that the State Primary Board should order a new election.

The results of the Knox County Sheriff Primary:
1. Brent Gibson - 19,676 (44.14%)
2. David Amburn - 13,446 (30.16%)
3. Mike Davis - 6,330 (14.20%)
4. J.J. Jones - 5,124 (11.50%)

The Tennessee Republican Party State Primary Board does not have the authority to order a new primary election to take place prior to, or on the general election ballot. Therefore, as directed by Rule K, Section 2, the options available to the State Primary Board are as follows:

1. Let the election stand with Mr. Brent Gibson as the Republican Nominee
2. Choose another candidate among the candidates and award them the Republican Nomination
3. Vacate the election entirely, leaving no Republican nominee for the General election

The State Primary Board Meeting is not subject to the rules of evidence or other procedures followed in courts of law or equity. The meeting will be governed by Robert Rules of Order. Proxies will not be allowed and a quorum must be established for any measures to be considered.