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Michele Smith and Derek Lindblom will participate in a run-off election on April 2 to see who will serve as Ward 43 alderman after voters failed to elect a clear winner on Tuesday.
With all 46 precincts reporting, Smith received 4,993 votes, or 38.78 percent of the overall vote. Lindblom came in second with 3,577 votes (27.78 percent), according to the Chicago Board of Elections.
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. There were a total of 12,876 votes cast in the Ward 43 alderman race.
All results from Tuesday’s vote are unofficial until certified by the election board on March 13.
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Chicago Ward 43 Alderman Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | Percent of Vote |
| Derek Lindblom | 3,577 | 27.78% |
| Michele Smith | 4,993 | 38.78% |
| Leslie Fox | 1,736 | 13.48% |
| Jacob Ringer | 1,642 | 12.75% |
| Steven McClellan | 303 | 2.35% |
| Rebecca Janowitz | 625 | 4.85% |
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