East Lake Fire Commission: Root Beats Hurst

East Lake voters decided to keep Fire Commissioner David Root in office despite a challenge by Sharon Hurst in Tuesday's General Election. Incumbent David Root, 55, beat Sharon Hurst, 55, by 2315 votes.

Here's a look at the vote tally for each candidate in the race for East Lake Tarpon Special Fire District, Seat 3, according to the Pinellas County Election Supervisor's Office-

• David Root: 57.62 percent of the vote with 8,752 votes
• Sharon Hurst: 42.38 percent of the vote, with 6,437 votes