One race for County Commission has been decided while another race looks like its too close to call.

Democrat Patricia “Pat” Kemp, a lawyer and former aide to then-Commissioner Kathy Castor, is tied with Republican Al Higginbotham for the Hillsborough County Commission District 7 seat.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, both Higginbotham and Kemp have 50 percent of the vote. Higginbotham leads with slightly more than 3,000 votes.

Higginbotham, who served eight years representing the east-county District 4, is seeking to stay on the commission representing countywide District 7.

The seat is being vacated by Republican Mark Sharpe, who is leaving due to term limits.

In District 2, Republican incumbent Victor Crist, who formerly served in both the state House and Senate, has been re-elected to the seat, which represents northern Hillsborough County.

Crist defeated Democrat Elizabeth Belcher, a retiree who had a long career as an investigator with the IRS, with 56 percent of the vote.

Crist had said if re-elected his top priorities will be quality of life, government efficiency, protecting our financial stability, insuring public safety, addressing transportation needs and growing our economy with sustainable jobs.

Results coming in for state House races

Republican Ross Spano has been re-elected to the District 59 seat in the state House of Representatives. He received 58 percent of the vote, while Democratic challenger Donna Lee Fore received 42 percent of the vote. District 59 covers east Hillsborough County.

Elected in November, 2012, Democrat Mark Danish is running to keep his seat representing the residents of District 63 (northern Hillsborough County.) He faces Republican challenger Shawn Harrison, a lawyer and small business owner, and longtime New Tampa resident. 

With 90 percent of the precincts reporting, Harrison has 53 percent of the vote, while Danish has 47 percent of the vote.

Incumbent Rep. James Grant has defeated Republican challenger Miriam Steinberg. Grant received 60 percent of the vote. The two Republican candidates faced off against each other after their primary was delayed in August due to a write-in candidate's presence.

District 64 includes the Carrollwood, Citrus Park, Westchase neighborhoods in north Tampa and Oldsmar and Safety Harbor in Pinellas County. More than 76,000 total voters live in these boundaries.