CACHE COUNTY – Cache County Republicans are moving quickly to replace outgoing Cache County Council member Barbara Tidwell.

The filing period for would-be candidates to succeed Tidwell on the Cache County Council opened on Dec. 9, only one day after Tidwell announced her resignation effective on Dec. 31, according to Natalie Levi, the chair of the Cache County Republican Party.

That filing period with the Cache GOP will remain open until 11 a.m. on January 9, 2026, but anyone seeking to replace Tidwell over the full tenure of her unexpired term until 2028 will also have to file his or her candidacy with the Cache County Clerk’s office.

Cache County Clerk Bryson Behm acknowledges that the process for a special election under the current circumstances is confusing.

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