Reboyras tells supporters gathered in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood Tuesday night that challenger Jessica Gutierrez gave him his toughest campaign since 2003, when he emerged from a patronage operation of Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Veteran Chicago Ald. Ariel E. Reboyras fended off a former congressman’s daughter Tuesday in a heated runoff election to represent a Northwest Side ward in the City Council.
The four-term incumbent had 52 percent of the 30th Ward vote with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Jessica W. Gutierrez, daughter of retired Democratic U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, had 48 percent.
At a bar next to his campaign headquarters in the city’s Avondale neighborhood, Reboyras told dozens of supporters Tuesday night that this campaign was as hard as his first aldermanic race 16 years ago.
“I walked my ward three times,” Reboyras said. “I knew every street when I was working. And I want to say to my constituents that I love you, I thank you, and I’m looking forward to continue working with you.”
The tight results were not surprising after the first round five weeks earlier, when the two finished just 27 votes apart.
