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Walter Burnett Jr. won the Ward 27 alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 6,525 votes to challenger Cynthia D. Bednarz' 2,817 with 48 of 50 precincts reporting.
Burnett received 69.85 percent of the overall votes while Bednarz earned 30.15 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 9,342 votes cast in the Ward 27 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 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's Ward 27 Alderman Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | Percent of Vote |
| Walter Burnett Jr. * | 6,525 | 69.85% |
| Cynthia D. Bednarz | 2,817 | 30.15% |
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