2024 Bay County Executive election


The 2024 Bay County Executive election was held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent County Executive James Barcia ran for re-election. He was challenged by Bay County Road Commissioner Kevin Shark, who defeated Charles Juers, Barcia's 2020 opponent, in the Republican primary. Barcia defeated Shark by a narrow margin, winning a third term with just 50.7 percent of the vote, despite Donald Trump's landslide win in the county in the presidential election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Kevin Shark,Bay County Road Commissioner
  • Charles A. Juers, 2020 Republican nominee for County Executive, service technician