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Maria Hadden won the 49th Ward alderman race Tuesday night, bringing in 7,382 votes to incumbent Joe Moore's' 4,185 with 32 of 33 precincts reporting.
Hadden received 63.82 percent of the overall votes while Moore earned 36.18 percent, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. There were a total of 11,567 votes cast in the Ward 49 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 49 Alderman Results
| Candidate | Number of Votes | Percent of Vote |
| Joe Moore * | 4,185 | 36.18% |
| Maria Hadden | 7,382 | 63.82% |
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