Claim: In the 1905 Chicago mayoral election, John Collins won with a whopping 49.74% of votes by beating Oliver W. Stewart, John Maynard Harlan, and Edward F. Dunne, the 24th Governor of Illinois from 1913 to 1917.
Evidence: John Collins 7.02 Edward F. Dunne 49.74 John Maynard Harlan 42.23 Oliver W. Stewart 1.00