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.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

James Barcia, incumbent County Executive

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Barcia (inc.)	10,030	100.00%
Total votes			10,030	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Kevin Shark,Bay County Road Commissioner^[3]
Charles A. Juers, 2020 Republican nominee for County Executive, service technician^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Shark	6,369	72.85%
	Republican	Charles A. Juers	2,374	27.15%
Total votes			8,743	100.00%

General election

Results

2024 Bay County Executive election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Barcia (inc.)	28,816	50.67%
	Republican	Kevin Shark	28,055	49.33%
Total votes			56,871	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Pasciolla, Isabelle (November 6, 2024). "Auburn, Bay City elect new mayors; and other results". Midland Daily News. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Summary Results Report 24AMIBAY August 6, 2024" (PDF). Bay County Clerk. August 14, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Oliver, Joey (July 28, 2024). "2 Republicans running for executive seat in primary". The Bay City Times. Bay City, Michigan. p. A3. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ "Summary Results Report 2024 General Election November 5, 2024" (PDF). Bay County Clerk. November 15, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[1] Pasciolla, Isabelle (November 6, 2024). "Auburn, Bay City elect new mayors; and other results". Midland Daily News. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[primary_results-2] "Summary Results Report 24AMIBAY August 6, 2024" (PDF). Bay County Clerk. August 14, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[2_Republicans-3] Oliver, Joey (July 28, 2024). "2 Republicans running for executive seat in primary". The Bay City Times. Bay City, Michigan. p. A3. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[4] "Summary Results Report 2024 General Election November 5, 2024" (PDF). Bay County Clerk. November 15, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

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