Incumbent Silvana Tabares won the 23rd Ward alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 6,584 votes to second-place finisher's Paulino R. Villarreal Jr.'s 2,069 with all 39 precincts reporting.
Tabares received 76.1 percent of the overall votes while Villarreal earned 23.9 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 8,653 votes cast in the Ward 23 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 23 Alderman Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | % of Votes |
| Silvana Tabares* | 6,584 | 76.10% |
| Paulino R. Villarreal Jr. | 2,069 | 23.90% |
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