Hillsborough Commissioner Al Higginbotham wins GOP primary, will face Pat Kemp in November
Al Higginbotham crushed three opponents in the District 7 County Commission GOP primary race Tuesday. Higginbotham is currently the District 4 commissioner, but is term limited out of that seat. Instead he hopes to replace Mark Sharpe, who is also leaving due to term limits, in the countywide seat. With 222 of 347 precincts reporting, Higginbotham carried 66 percent of the vote. Tim Schock was his closest competition with 15 percent, followed by Robin Lester with 11 percent and Don Kruse…