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Incumbent Sophia King won the 4th Ward Alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 8,675 votes to challenger Ebony D. Lucas' 4,457 with 37 of 38 precincts reporting.
King received 66.06 percent of the overall votes while Lucas earned 33.94 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 13,132 votes cast in the Ward 4 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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Chicago Alderman 4th Ward's Race Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | Percent of Vote |
| Sophia King* | 8,675 | 66.06% |
| Ebony D. Lucas | 4,457 | 33.94% |
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