As election results continue to come in, primary races for the state House and Senate are being called around the Bay area.

In western Pasco County's state House District 36, Chris Gregg has been called as the winner of the Republican primary for the District 36 seat. He received 59 percent of the vote, while his challenger, James Mathieu, got 41 percent of the vote with 99 percent of the precincts reporting.

Gregg will go on to challenge Democrat Amanda Murphy, who won the seat last year after Republican Mike Fasano stepped down to serve as the Pasco County Tax Collector.

Gregg said he is ready to hit the ground running to take on Murphy in November.

"It's on to the next race and tomorrow is a new day and we are going to get out there and do the same kind of campaigning that we did," he said. "A strong grassroots, get out and meet the people and hopefully win the general."

In Pinellas County, Bill Young, the son of the late Rep. C.W. Bill Young, has been called as the winner of the District 68 Republican primary.  With 99 precincts reporting, Young received 80 percent of the vote, while his competitor, political newcomer Joshua Black, received 20 percent.

Young said he learned how to run a campaign from his father.

"One thing that my dad always did was stayed positive, and he taught me that you don't succeed by knocking down your opponent," he said. "You succeed by talking about why you're the better choice."

Just like his father used to get after campaign victories, Young got a call from former "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker congratulating him on the win.

"It's not every day Bob Barker calls to congratulate you on winning a primary," he said.

His opponent, Black, raised more than $8,000 and says he running a principled campaign. Black spent this primary election at work driving his taxi cab. He said he gave it his best and is now moving forward.

Young will take on incumbent Democrat Dwight Dudley in November for the District 68 seat.

More state House results

Chris Sprowls has been called as the winner of the Republican primary for the District 65 seat. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Sprowls received 65 percent of the vote, while his opponent, Debbie Faulker, received 35 percent.

Sprowls will go on to face Democratic incumbent Carl Zimmerman, who defeated Peter Nehr for the seat in 2012.

In District 67, five candidates - two Republicans and three Democrats - ran for the chance to win the District 67 seat, which is being vacated by Republican state Rep. Ed Hooper.

In the Republican primary, Chris Latvala won 67 percent of the vote defeating Christopher Shepard.

The Democratic primary has been called for Steve Sarnoff, who received 46 percent of the vote. Shawna Vercher received 29 percent of the vote, while Thomas Ryan received 26 percent.

The District 40 Republican primary between John Shannon and Colleen Burton remains close.  With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Burton leads the race with 51 percent of the vote, while Shannon has received 49 percent.  As of 11 p.m. the race is too close to call.

The winner of that primary will face Democrat Ricky Shirah and independent Franklin "Ed" Shoemaker.

In District 42, three Democrats are vying to face incumbent Republican Mike LaRosa.  Those candidates are Chad Carnell, Pete Placencia and Zulma Velez-Estrada.

As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, the race was too close to call. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Carnell is leading with 39 percent of the vote, while Placencia has 39 percent. Carnell has 30 more votes than Placencia. Velez-Estrada has 22 percent of the vote.

In District 61 race, Ed Narain has been declared the winner of the Democratic primary. With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Narain has received 41 percent of the vote.  Sean Shaw has 35 percent of the vote, Sharon Carter has 16 percent and Tatiana Denson trails with 8 percent.

No Republicans have filed to run for this seat, which is being vacated by Democrat Betty Reed.  One independent candidate - Nicole Santiago - is running.

Latvala wins state Senate primary

Incumbent Republican Jack Latvala has been called as the winner of the state Senate District 20 primary. He received 87 percent of the vote, defeating challenger Zahid Roy, who received 13 percent.