Del Favero, Welch, Clarke lead for Capitola Council
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Five candidates are vying for three seats on the Capitola City Council. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local file) .scc-row:hover { background-color: #eee; } Last county update: 11/3/2026 8:00:00 PM Capitola City Council (vote for 3)CandidateTotalPETER WILK786 (13.17%)TROY TJ WELCH1,362 (22.81%)CAMI CORVIN1,110 (18.59%)JOE CLARKE1,235 (20.69%)TORY DEL FAVERO1,437 (24.07%)Unqualified Write In 130 (0.50%)Unqualified Write In 26 (0.10%)Unqualified Write In 34 (0.07%) Capitola Tory Del Favero, TJ Welch and Joe Clarke are leading the Capitola City Council race as of 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. The top three vote-getters win seats. Cami Corvin and Peter Wilk trailed. Vote tallies will continue to be updated throughout the night and in the coming days. Final election results must be certified by Dec. 3. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [], forms: { on: function(evt, cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( {