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Carrie M. Austin won the Ward 34 alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 6,107 votes to challenger Preston Brown Jr.'s 5,168 with 52 of 53 precincts reporting.
Austin received 54.16 percent of the overall votes while Brown earned 45.84 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 11,275 votes cast in the Ward 34 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 34 Alderman Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | Percent of Vote |
| Carrie M. Austin * | 6,107 | 54.16% |
| Preston Brown Jr. | 5,168 | 45.84% |
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