Mark R. Hurd

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Mark R. Hurd is the County Council Member, District Northeast 5. Mark R. Hurd's page: the office they hold, how to reach it and where they stand.

About this race

Your county's legislative and governing board. Sets the county budget and property-tax rate, makes zoning and growth decisions, and funds roads, parks, emergency services and other county services.

2 candidates ran for Cache County Council, Northeast District 5 in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Only voters in this district.

About Mark R. Hurd

Buyer/planner at Ophir USA (MKS). The sitting Cache County Council member for the Northeast District, seeking a second term. A Hyde Park resident who moved to Cache Valley in the mid-1990s, he previously served on the Hyde Park City Council, the Hyde Park planning and zoning committee and the North Park Police Commission, and is water master for the Hyde Park irrigation company.

What they say they'll focus on:

• Plan for growth while keeping community character and a limited role for government
• Stay tough on crime while protecting due process
• Keep a lean, responsible county budget
• Protect the valley's agricultural heritage
• Address stormwater control, public land access and fairgrounds facilities

In their own words: The Herald Journal questionnaire

Summarized in our words from source 1, source 2, source 3, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

Where they stand

Moderately right, AI estimate from their own website (84% confidence).

How we got this: our AI model read their campaign site and placed Mark R. Hurd by the policy positions stated there. It is never told the candidate's party. The positions it found: crime & public safety (strongly right) (details under Issue by issue).

84% confidence means the positions it found mostly pointed one way. We show an AI estimate only at 70% or higher, and it's less certain than a voting record or donor score. How AI estimates work · the exact instructions it follows

Issue by issue

AI-estimated from their own website, never told the candidate's party. The percentage is the AI's confidence in which way that stance leans. An issue appears only when the AI finds a clearly stated position (it must be at least 60% sure they took one) and is at least 70% confident in its direction; otherwise we leave the issue out. The exact instructions

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Quick answers

What party is Mark R. Hurd?

Mark R. Hurd is running as a Republican.

Is Mark R. Hurd the incumbent?

Yes. Mark R. Hurd currently holds this office.

What does the Cache County Council, Northeast District 5 seat do?

Your county's legislative and governing board. Sets the county budget and property-tax rate, makes zoning and growth decisions, and funds roads, parks, emergency services and other county services.

Who is Mark R. Hurd running against?

Lizette Villegas, for Cache County Council, Northeast District 5.

Is Mark R. Hurd liberal or conservative?

On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Mark R. Hurd is moderately right, AI estimate from their own website (84% confidence). This is an AI estimate and less certain than a published score.

Should I vote for Mark R. Hurd?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Mark R. Hurd's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.