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Incumbent Roderick T. Sawyer won the 6th Ward alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 4,826 votes to second-place challenger Deborah A. Foster-Bonner's 2,904 with 47 of 48 precincts reporting.
Sawyer received 50.52 percent of the overall votes while Foster-Bonner earned 30.40 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 9,552 votes cast in the Ward 6 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.
Chicago 6th Ward Alderman Race Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | Percent of Vote |
| Roderick T. Sawyer* | 4,826 | 50.52% |
| Deborah A. Foster-Bonner | 2,904 | 30.40% |
| Richard A. Wooten | 1,822 | 19.07% |
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