sentences:  This time the majority of the eliminated candidates endorsed Preckwinkle.On April 2, 1991, Preckwinkle performed better in the northern part of the ward and was elected by a 109-vote margin, defeating the 17-year incumbent alderman Evans.Preckwinkle was initially sworn into office in 1991, and was re-elected to four-year terms in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007.