Dave Cortese refuses to go gently into that good night. The county supervisor and San Jose mayoral candidate announced Wednesday, a day after the election, that he will not concede victory to Sam Liccardo due to the large number of ballots still yet to be counted.

With all precincts reporting in Silicon Valley's nationally watched House race, Rep. Mike Honda (D-San Jose) appears to have landed an eighth term. But his challenger, patent attorney Ro Khanna, wasn't ready to accept defeat until all outstanding ballots were counted.

The votes have been counted—most of them anyway—and it's time to reflect on all that went into the 2014 Midterm elections. But before we do that, here's a collection of photos from the night that was make or break for local politicos.

Santa Clara County Judge Diane Ritchie lost her seat to prosecutor Matthew Harris, who pulled in 54 percent of the votes.

San Jose Inside will be checking out Election Night parties and badgering the county Registrar of Voters for the rest of the evening. Come join us. We'll be updating throughout the night.

There’s a lot riding on Election Day in Silicon Valley. Here's a breakdown of some locals races and where each candidate is expected to spend their night partying/crying into their drink.

Santa Clara County may enact a health ordinance to protect nail technicians, who work long hours around toxic chemicals. About 80 percent of the 7,200 registered nail technicians in the county are Vietnamese. The vast majority are immigrant women, around childbearing age, who report headaches, pregnancy complications and other health problems because of the work they do.

Five years since signing a lease agreement with the hope of relocating the Oakland A's to a new ballpark in downtown San Jose, the City Council is poised to renew the land-holding deal for another seven years. Still, prospects of the team moving 40 miles south remain uncertain.

A complaint filed against Sam Liccardo’s mayoral campaign alleges the San Jose council member broke election law by failing to report an in-kind contribution for the second time. But according to Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen, who provided Liccardo with an email list, it's all a simple mixup.

John Vartanian, recently fired by the county for running a travel rewards-skimming racket, could get another high-paying job with his former employer, albeit one less lucrative than the $235,000 annual salary he took home as head of the Department of Child Support Services.

A violent episode from Chris Zhang's past has forced the Cupertino school board candidate to talk about whether it’s even appropriate that he run for elected office.

Mountain View has no rent control, leaving many long-time residents feeling helpless as housing costs have skyrocketed. While the city has subsidized construction of hundreds of affordable units since 2005, using below-market-rates in lieu of fees from developers, it’s not doing enough to meet the needs of thousands of residents struggling financially, according to housing activists.

Weeks after San Jose police suspended off-duty work with the 49ers, emails show just how cozy the relationship was between some officers and the team.

An initiative that would repeal San Jose’s new medical marijuana regulations garnered enough signatures to make it to the ballot.

In a deal reached Thursday with the Oakland Athletics, San Jose just bought more time to try wooing the team to a new ballpark in downtown.

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed on Wednesday called for a federal investigation into accusations that the police union president abused his authority by thwarting the city’s recruitment efforts. A day later, Reed and his political consultant found themselves on the receiving end of calls for an inquiry.