Incumbent Matthew J. O’Shea won the 19th Ward alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 17,047 votes to challenger David A. Dewar’s 2,965 with 56 of 57 precincts reporting.
O’Shea received 85.2 percent of the overall votes while Dewar earned 14.8 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 20,012 votes cast in the Ward 19 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 19 Alderman Race Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | % of Votes |
| Matthew J. O’Shea* | 17047 | 85.20% |
| David A. Dewar | 2965 | 14.80% |
Source: Chicago Board of Elections *Denotes incumbents
