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Harry Osterman won the 48th Ward alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 11,607 votes to challenger David Earl Williams III's 2,233 with 45 of 46 precincts reporting.
Osterman received 83.87 percent of the overall votes while Williams earned 16.13 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 13,840 votes cast in the Ward 3 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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Chicago's Ward 48 Alderman Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | Percent of Vote |
| Harry Osterman * | 11,607 | 83.87% |
| David Earl Williams III | 2,233 | 16.13% |
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