Who is running for Bay County School Board, District 3 in 2026?

Bay County School Board member, District 3

Chris Moore is the incumbent Bay County School Board member for District 3, first elected in 2022². He is a lifelong Bay County resident, a graduate of Bay schools and a Navy veteran with more than 24 years of service². He finished first in the Aug. 18, 2026 primary with 29.3% and faces John Haley on Nov. 3¹.

• Bay County School Board member, District 3 (incumbent), first elected 2022²
• Navy veteran, more than 24 years of service²
• Advanced with 9,023 votes (29.3%) from the four-candidate nonpartisan Aug. 18, 2026 primary to the Nov. 3 general election; every primary ballot included the race (33,491 ballots cast, 33,491 counted votes, undervotes and overvotes), so the seat is voted on countywide¹.

Retired Bay District Schools administrator and principal; candidate, Bay County School Board, District 3

John Haley is a former Bay District Schools teacher, dean of students, assistant principal, principal (Arnold High School) and district administrator, and also runs a real estate business². He finished second in the Aug. 18, 2026 primary with 28.6% and faces incumbent Chris Moore on Nov. 3¹. He lists fiscal responsibility, school safety, and teacher recruitment and pay as priorities².

• Teacher, dean of students, assistant principal, principal (Arnold High School) and district administrator, Bay District Schools²
• Founder of a real estate business that rents homes to single mothers, by his own account²
• Advanced with 8,831 votes (28.6%) from the four-candidate nonpartisan Aug. 18, 2026 primary to the Nov. 3 general election; every primary ballot included the race (33,491 ballots cast, 33,491 counted votes, undervotes and overvotes), so the seat is voted on countywide¹.