Incumbent Derrick G. Curtis won the 18th Ward alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 7,729 votes to challenger Chuks Onyezia’s 3,725 with 49 of 50 precincts reporting.
Curtis received 67.5 percent of the overall votes while Chuks Onyezia earned 32.5 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 11,454 votes cast in the Ward 18 alderman race.
Under Chicago election laws, a run-off election is required if no candidate garners at least 50 percent of the votes.
Chicago has 1,581,755 registered voters, but overall only 530,797 (33.56 percent) cast ballots on Tuesday, which was a near record low turnout.
All results from Tuesday’s vote are unofficial until certified by the election board on March 13.
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Ward 18 Alderman Race Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | % of Votes |
| Derrick G. Curtis* | 7729 | 67.50% |
| Chuks Onyezia | 3725 | 32.50% |
Source: Chicago Board of Elections *Denotes incumbents
