I was able to find the answer!! The problem I was having was having multiple forms being submitted to the options database. I found a tutorial that solved this problem:
WordPress Settings API: Multiple Forms On Same Page
http://www.mendoweb.be/blog/wordpress-settings-api-multiple-forms-on-same-page/
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