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Chris Taliaferro won the Ward 29 alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 5,607 votes to challenger Dwayne Truss' 2,587 with 40 of 44 precincts reporting.
Taliaferro received 58.97 percent of the overall votes while Truss earned 27.21 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 9,509 votes cast in the Ward 29 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 29 Alderman Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | Percent of Vote |
| Dwayne Truss | 2,587 | 27.21% |
| Chris Taliaferro * | 5,607 | 58.97% |
| Zerlina A. Smith | 1,315 | 13.83% |
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